Places jessicaluna0 Wants to Go

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The largest mausoleum on the West Coast, with over seven miles of corridors, perched on a riverside bluff.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

A public library display of fossils from the ice age.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.