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Grants Pass, Oregon
Bear Hotel
Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.
42.4307, -123.2965
Anaheim, California
Petrified Tree
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
33.8117, -117.9207
Mehama, Oregon
Silver Falls State Park
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
44.8652, -122.6262
Kerby, Oregon
It's a Burl
An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.
42.1997, -123.6509
Salem, Oregon
Wheatland Ferry
This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.
45.0904, -123.0450
McMinnville, Oregon
Evergreen Aviation Museum
Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.
45.2037, -123.1415
McMinnville, Oregon
The Spruce Goose
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
45.2039, -123.1433
Portland, Oregon
Pittock Mansion
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
45.5252, -122.7163
Turner, Oregon
Enchanted Forest
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
44.8313, -123.0076
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
45.5762, -122.1158
Yachats, Oregon
Thor's Well
On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
44.2784, -124.1135
Lane County, Oregon
Dee Wright Observatory
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
44.2318, -121.8680
Bandon, Oregon
Face Rock
According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.
43.1054, -124.4337
Tulelake, California
Lava Beds National Monument
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
41.7139, -121.5083
Tulelake, California
Crystal Ice Cave
Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
41.7142, -121.5097
Gasquet, California
Darlingtonia Trail
A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.
41.8501, -123.9076
Cave Junction, Oregon
Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
42.0319, -123.6218
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
42.9331, -122.1956
Cave Junction, Oregon
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
42.0983, -123.4070
Ashland, Oregon
Allen Elizabethan Theatre
Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.
42.1965, -122.7145
Ashland, Oregon
Lithia Water Fountain
A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
42.1972, -122.7157
Gold Hill, Oregon
Oregon Vortex
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
42.4931, -123.0847
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