Places anjelkitty Wants to Go

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

A small, fascinating fire museum hidden in plain sight in an administrative building.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.