Places valkni10 Wants to Go

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

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The magic's in the hole!

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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