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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

The magic's in the hole!

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

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

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

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.