An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

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

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

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

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

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.

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

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