Places tallackel Wants to Go

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

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

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

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

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

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.