This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

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

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

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

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.