This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

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

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

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

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

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.

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.