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

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

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

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.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

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

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

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

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

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

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.