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

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

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

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

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

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

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

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

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

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

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

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

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

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

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

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

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