The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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.

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

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

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.