Chicago, Illinois
Thorne Miniature Rooms
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Places I've been
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Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Oregon City, Oregon
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
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.