Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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.

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

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

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

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

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

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Make it an offering.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

Massive crater in central Oregon.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

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