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

Make it an offering.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

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

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

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

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

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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 lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.