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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

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

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

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

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.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

Make it an offering.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

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

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

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

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