A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

Make it an offering.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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

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

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

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.

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

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.