Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Make it an offering.

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.

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.