The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

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

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.