These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

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

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

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

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.