Tillamook, Oregon
Octopus Tree of Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Places I've been
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Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Elma, Washington
From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Olympia, Washington
Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
Portland, Oregon
Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!