Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.