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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

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

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

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The magic's in the hole!

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

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.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.