Places mmccauley2006 Wants to Go

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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.

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

The magic's in the hole!

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

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.