Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

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

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

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

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

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

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Where Nor'easters go to die.