Places tommimeckley2 Wants to Go

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.

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

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Make it an offering.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.