Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

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

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

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

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

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

Make it an offering.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

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

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

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

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

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.