Places rubysage Wants to Go

Legendary DIY skatepark where Portland’s best skaters and curious onlookers gather daily.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

In eastern Oregon, two mineral hot springs sit along the Malheur River in a fairly desolate area where peace and quiet are abound.

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

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

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

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

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.