Places hunsicker Wants to Go

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

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.

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

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

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!

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

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.