Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.