According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

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

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

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.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.