Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

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

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

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

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

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.