An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The magic's in the hole!

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.