A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.