Bend, Oregon
Bend Blockbuster Video
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
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Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
La Pine, Oregon
Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Corvallis, Oregon
This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.
Tillamook, Oregon
The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Chehalis, Washington
A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Poulsbo, Washington
Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.