The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

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

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

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

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.

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

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

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.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.