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

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

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

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

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

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

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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