Places mbrowne108 Wants to Go

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

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A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

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

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

A circular two-story museum built completely by hand with 800 tons of rock.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.

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

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

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.