Largest River Gorge in the U.S 8,000 feet deep

The nation's most photographed lighthouse is the Heceta Head Lighthouse located in Lane County.

Crater Lake, was formed more than 6,500 years ago within the remains of an ancient volcano. The crystal-blue waters of Crater Lake are known worldwide.

Oregon residents own one-fourth of the country’s total llama population.

Legend has it that there’s buried pirate treasure somewhere on Neahkahnie Mountain on the Oregon coast. The story, which dates back hundreds of years, has been passed down for generations, and inspired hoards of treasure hunters, some of whom claimed to have discovered clues—but never any treasure.

Oregon was attacked during World War II. Starting in 1944, the Japanese military began launching unmanned balloon bombs toward the west coast of the United States in the hopes that some would explode over inhabited areas. Around 350 bombs made it to the United States (some as far east as Iowa), but the U.S. military managed to intercept most of them. The only casualties suffered occurred in Gearhart Mountain, Oregon, where six people (five of them children) on a picnic accidentally triggered one of the balloons. Their deaths are believed to be the only combat casualties on continental U.S. soil during World War II.

. Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state in the country. There are over 60 of them, including deserted gold mining towns.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just for pounding back green beer. Back in 1948, Mill Ends Park in Portland was created for the leprechauns and as a place to race snails. The critters don't have far to go—the park measures only two feet across, and is considered the world's smallest official park.

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