Florence, Oregon
Darlingtonia State Natural Site
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
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Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Portland, Oregon
Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Milwaukie, Oregon
Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.
Oregon City, Oregon
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.
Sisters, Oregon
The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Silver Lake, Oregon
A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.
Fort Rock, Oregon
A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.
La Pine, Oregon
Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.
Grant, Oregon
This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."