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

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

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

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

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.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.