Places tkwhit02 Wants to Go

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A small concrete monument remembers a German cold case involving incest, farm tools, and psychics.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.