Places Rebecca Ro Wants to Go

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

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.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.