Portland Building

The Portland Building

The world’s first major building in Post-Modern style, constructed in 1982. This 15 floor high public office building has caused much controversy due to its bold design and also flaws.

Smith Rock

Landscape from Smith Rock

Spectacular, vertical cliffs at Crooked River. A popular site for climbing, the cliffs are up to 180 m high.

Painted Hills

Painted Hills, Oregon

Spectacular outcroppings of colored rocks over a larger area. There are red-colored laterite outcroppings, dark-colored layers of lignite, and grey-colored mudstone, siltstone, and shale layers. Rocks contain many fossils of early horses, camels, and other animals.

Hells Canyon

Hells Canyon in Oregon

Giant canyon of Snake River, the deepest one in the United States. The canyon is up to 2,436 m deep and up to 16 km wide. Snake River here has many spectacular rapids.

Oregon Caves

Oregon Caves

Beautiful show caves that were discovered in 1874. Caves have formed in marble and through the cave system flows a river – River Styx. The total length of passages is around 4,600 m. The cave contains valuable fossils including remnants of a grizzly bear, jaguar, and others.

Sea Lion Caves

Sea Lion Caves, Oregon

A system of enormous sea caves with up to 38 m tall ceilings. Here lives a group of Steller’s sea lions – during the winter there are hundreds of them. Discovered in 1880.

Borax Lake

Borax Lake

A thermal lake that is fed by hot springs. The temperature of the lake surface is between 16 and 38 degrees C and also higher. Lake water contains much borax, arsenic, and lead. Nevertheless, here lives a unique fish – Borax Lake chub (Gila boraxobius).

Mickey Hot Springs

Mickey Hot Springs

Geothermal field with thermal springs and mud pots. The hottest springs are boiling. Here have existed also intermittent springs.

Steel Bridge in Portland

Steel Bridge in Portland

Double decker truss bridge that was constructed in 1912. This bridge has a complex vertical lift that rises the double decker system from 7.6 m above the river to 22 m or 50 m.