Places Noellestradaumus Wants to Go

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

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

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

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

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

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

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.