Places Vashti Sadjia Wants to Go

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

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

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

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

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

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

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.