Places Lorettabobcat Wants to Go

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

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

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

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

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

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

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