Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

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

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

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

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

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

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.