Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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 to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

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.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

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

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.

One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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