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According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

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

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.