Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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.

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.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.