Places denisetwin2 Wants to Go

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

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.