No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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 charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The magic's in the hole!