One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

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

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

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