Places SL Wants to Go

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

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

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

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.