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

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.