Places sarahltait Wants to Go

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

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

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

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

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

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

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

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

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

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

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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