Places beefjorky Wants to Go

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

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

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.