Places Rebecca Ro Wants to Go

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

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

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

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

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

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

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

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

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Make it an offering.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

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

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.