Places nickblossom Wants to Go

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

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

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

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

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.