Places kerriolschner Wants to Go

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

Make it an offering.

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

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

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.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.