Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

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

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

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

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

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

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

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

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

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

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

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

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