Places ShellRhodes Wants to Go

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.