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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

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.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

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

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.