Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

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

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

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

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

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

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

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

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

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

Where Nor'easters go to die.