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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

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

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 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.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.