Places parkerss Wants to Go

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

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

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

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

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.