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

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

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

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

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

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.