Astoria, Oregon
The Astoria Column
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Jacksonville, Oregon
The Bigfoot Trap
Sasqu(w)atch out!
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Crescent Beach
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Seaside, Oregon
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Silver Lake, Oregon
Crack in the Ground
A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.
Portland, Oregon
Paxton Gate PDX
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Port Orford, Oregon
Prehistoric Gardens
A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
Portland, Oregon
Collins Beach UFO Boat
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Salem, Oregon
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Portland, Oregon
Flutter
Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.
Portland, Oregon
Portland Troll Bridge
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Portland, Oregon
Portland's Shanghai Tunnels
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
