While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

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

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

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

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

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