The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

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

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

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

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.