Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.