The sail of the first nuclear sub to circumnavigate the world.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

Historic bar where the Singapore Sling cocktail was invented.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

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!!

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

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

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

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

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.