Places Opinicus Wants to Go

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

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

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.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

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

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

After the state would not recreate this beloved rock formation, three New Hampshire brothers took things into their own hands.

Memorial dedicated to four citizens killed during a shooting spree prompted by a routine traffic stop.