Enjoy these interesting facts about Oregon.

- Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.

- The Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing.

- Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets.

- Darlingtonia Wayside is Oregon's only rare plant sanctuary.

- Oregon's second highest waterfall is Salt Creek Falls in the Cascade Mountain range. It drops 286 feet.

- The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is one of the largest long-term ecological research sites in the United States.

- Eugene is rated by "Bicycling Magazine" as one of the top ten cycling communities in the United States.

- There are nine lighthouses standing along the coastline. Five are still being used; the others are designated historic monuments.

- The Willamette River was discovered in 1792.

- In 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

- Pilot Butte, a cinder cone volcano, exists within the city limits of Bend.

- Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and is formed in the remains of an ancient volcano.

- Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.

- At 8,000 feet deep Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America.

- The hazelnut is Oregon's official state nut. Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut. The hazelnut is also known as the filbert.

- Oregon's state birthday is on February 14, Valentine's Day.

- The Chinook salmon is Oregon's official state fish.

- In 1858 the richest gold find in the Cascade Mountains was discovered in the Bohemia Mining District at Sharp's Creek near Cottage Grove.

- High above the city of Portland the International Rose Test Garden features more than 500 varieties of roses cultivated continuously since 1917.

- At 11,239 feet Mount Hood stands as the tallest peak in Oregon. Mount Hood is a dormant volcano.

- In 1876 the University of Oregon opened in Eugene. Deady Hall was the first building on campus and still exists.

- Silver Falls State Park is the Oregon's largest state park. It features 10 waterfalls and contains a wide variety of forested hiking trails.

- Dorris Ranch in Springfield became the first commercial filbert orchard in the state.

- At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state.

- The "Oregon Pioneer" statue that tops the capitol building is a work by Ulric Ellerhusen. This heroic figure represents the spirit of Oregon's early settlers.

- The state park system has 159 yurts located in 19 parks. Yurts are a circular domed tent suitable for camping.

- Navy blue and gold are Oregon's official state colors.

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

- Portland is an example of outstanding urban planning. The city is known as The City of Roses.

- Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It was formed more than 6,500 years ago. Its crystal-blue waters are world renowned.

- Discovered in 1874 the caves located in Oregon Caves National Monument are carved within solid marble.