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

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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