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

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

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

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.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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

Make it an offering.

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

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

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

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.