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

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.