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

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

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

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

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

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

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

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

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

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

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.