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.

The magic's in the hole!

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

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

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

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

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

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.