This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

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

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.

Founded in 1933, this creamery has produced world-class cheeses and was the first American creamery to win a world champion title at the World Cheese Awards.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

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

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

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

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

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.

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.