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• November 8, 2011 Monica has been to Port Townsend City Hall
  

  Port Townsend City Hall

  City Council meetings still happen in his historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside

  Some historic buildings are mere shadows of their former selves. Other historic buildings are kept in utterly pristine condition as an homage to the original architect. The historic City Hall... »

  Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by dougygyro and Nicholas Jackson

• November 8, 2011 Monica has been to Cathedral Park
  

  Cathedral Park

  A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma

  Portland, Oregon is home to the most parks, as well as the biggest (Forest Park) and the smallest (Mill Ends Park, a colony for leprechauns) in the country. But, even in a city that's world famous... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Intriguing Environs | Edited by jamesb

• August 27, 2010 Monica has been to Cape Foulweather
  

  Cape Foulweather

  First landing spot for James Cook on his voyage of discovery to the Sandwich Islands

  The first landing spot for Captain James Cook on his voyage of discovery to the Sandwich Islands, Cape Foulweather sits about 500 feet above the Oregon coast on a basalt cliff overlooking... »

  | Edited by Valleycat, Dylan and others

• August 27, 2010 Monica has been to Neahkahnie Mountain
  

  Oregon, US

  Neahkahnie Mountain

  Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity"

  North of Manzanita in Oswald West State Park, the Neahkahnie Mountain sits tucked on the Oregon Coast overlooking U.S. Route 101. Part of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, the mountain is known to... »

  Natural Wonders, Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by canuck, Dylan and others

• August 27, 2010 Monica has been to Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
  

  Oregon, US

  Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

  Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and Grandma go to die.

  Sea conditions necessitating the construction of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse were notoriously brutal – so brutal, in fact, that no local workers could be found to participate in the project, as... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by littlebrumble

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Peterson Rock Garden
  

  Peterson Rock Garden

  Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man

  When Danish immigrant Rasmus Peterson (1883-1952) came to America at 17, he started collecting all kinds of colorful local rocks from the area around his home in the Cascade Mountain. These... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by BettyLuvs2Travel and A Facebook user

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Oregon Vortex
  

  Oregon Vortex

  A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin

  In the early 20th century, a small office built for a local mining company began sliding down a hill, eventually resting at an odd angle to its foundation. From this simple accident a tourist... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Crater Lake
  

  Crater Lake

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

  Crater lake has been known by a number of names. It was first known (to non-Native Americans anyway) as "Deep Blue Lake," as named in 1853 by its "discoverer," John Wesley Hillman, an American... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck, Dylan and 2 others

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Evergreen Aviation Museum
  

  Evergreen Aviation Museum

  Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose

  The Spruce Goose, or H-4 Hercules—also called the flying lumberyard—only took flight once. It lifted some 70 feet off the water and flew for around a mile. That was to be the wooden behemoth's... »

  Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by chuck, Dylan and 2 others

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Timberline Lodge
  

  Timberline Lodge

  You might know it as the Overlook Hotel...

  The Timberline Lodge is perhaps the most instantly recognizable lodge-hotel in the world. About 60 miles east of Portland, and perched at nearly 6000 feet on the south side of Mount Hood,... »

  Odd Accommodations | Edited by canuck and Dylan

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Oregon City Municipal Elevator
  

  Oregon City Municipal Elevator

  Home to the only municipal elevator in the United States

  Oregon City includes dramatic changes in elevation and the city's central business district is sandwiched between the Willamette River and a basalt cliff. At the top of the 90-foot (27 m) cliff... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to The Astoria Column
  

  The Astoria Column

  A Roman style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside

  Overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on the 600 foot high Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon is the The Astoria Column. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of the city park... »

  Unusual Monuments | Edited by canuck and Dylan

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Sea Lion Caves
  

  Sea Lion Caves

  Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion

  The Sea Lion Caves along the Pacific coast in Oregon are a connected system of caverns where Stellar sea lions (also known as the northern sea lion) gather every spring and summer to breed and... »

  Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Multnomah Falls
  

  Multnomah Falls

  Roaring, awe-inspiring cascade of icy water

  Only a 30-minute drive from Portland, Oregon, Multnomah Falls allows visitors to experience the power of nature up close. The base of this 611-foot-tall cascade of icy water is only a five-minute... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
  

  Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge

  French chateau, failed Utopian community, odd museum and stonehenge replica in rural Washington State

  "What in Sam Hill?" This odd expression, of which the origins are unclear but date back at least to the 1700s, became associated with a famous road builder and industrialist -- whose name actually... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by canuck

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Mima Mounds
  

  Washington, US

  Mima Mounds

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

  The swath of grassy humps known as the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve spins a mystery as yet without an ending. As with any good story, context is critical: where a single... »

  Geological Oddities | Edited by zenomott and wythe

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Space Needle
  

  Space Needle

  Iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest

  Built in 1962 for the World Expo, the Space Needle is Seattle is recognized around the world because of its distinctive structure, which allows for it to rise more than 600 feet above the Seattle... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others

• August 24, 2010 Monica has been to Woodstock Mystery Hole
  

  Woodstock Mystery Hole

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

  Owned and operated by the Universal Church O’ Fun and championed by its jovial Pastor Barron, leader of the Tunnel People, the Woodstock Mystery Hole stands as a monument to the irrefutable mores... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by littlebrumble

• March 21, 2010 Monica posted to the forums: Introduce yourself!
  I love to visit those "out-of-way" spots and this site will help me find them!