This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

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

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

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.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.