Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

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

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

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

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.