One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.