The Atlas Obscura Guide To Seaside

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Seaside, Oregon

Updated August 2, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Seaside

Seaside, Oregon

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Seaside, Oregon

Elsie Cemetery

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

Seaside, Oregon

Painted Rock Beach

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

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Cannon Beach, Oregon

Crescent Beach

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

5 miles from Seaside

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

6 miles from Seaside

Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

13 miles from Seaside

Astoria, Oregon

Hillside Cemetery

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

13 miles from Seaside

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