Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

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

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

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

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.