Places REvans Wants to Go

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

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.

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

These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

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.

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

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

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

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

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.