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.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

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

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

Make it an offering.

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

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.