Places slgwv Wants to Go

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

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

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

California's first suspension bridge.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.