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

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

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

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

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.