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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

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

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

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

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

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