Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.