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.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

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.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.