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.

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

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

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

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

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

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

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.