Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

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

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

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

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

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

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

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

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

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

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

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

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

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."