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

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

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.