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

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

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

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

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

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

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

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

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

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

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.