Oregon

Some places sneak up on you without warning, and this one has a habit of appearing right when…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 17

Somewhere in Oregon, there’s a tiny corner spot where a real gas pump stands next to a window…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 16

Some road trips end at a place worth the extra miles, and this one hides in a small…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 16

Some houses keep their secrets locked behind fresh paint and modern remodels. Others open the front door and…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 16

Somewhere between Portland and the crashing waves of the Oregon Coast sits a small roadside diner that quietly…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 15

Summer in Oregon has a way of pulling people toward the water, and few things beat a slow…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 15

Some meals are worth booking a month in advance, driving hours down a gravel road, and stuffing your…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 15

There is a spot in Oregon’s capital where a ten-acre lake sits at the center of daily life,…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 14

There is a small house in a quiet Portland neighborhood where the line stretches out the front door…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 14

Some folks drive nearly two hours just to grab a Saturday morning breakfast, and once you learn where…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 14

Oregon has plenty of trendy city spots, but the real character often shows up in small-town diners where…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 13

About 30 miles southeast of Portland, the town of Estacada sits right where the flat farmland gives way…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 13

A gas pump stands by the window. A parking meter keeps watch nearby. And covering nearly every inch…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 13

Some of the best meals hide in towns you could drive past in the blink of an eye.…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 12

Some meals are worth a short trip across town. Others are worth pointing your car toward the high…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 12

Central Oregon hides a canyon where sheer rock walls climb straight into the sky while a river bends…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 12

Some restaurants make you drive a good while before you ever see the front door, and central Oregon…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 11

Some breakfast spots stay with people long after they pack up and move away. There is a small…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 11

Oregon is famous for its coastline, forests, and big-city buzz, but sometimes you just want a quiet street…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 11

Retirement money can feel tight, but a few small Oregon towns still make a modest budget go a…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 10

Oregon’s coast runs on Dungeness crab, and locals plan whole day trips around it. This crab is sweet,…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 10

Tucked into the quiet farmland of Oregon’s Willamette Valley sits a cluster of old buildings where the state’s…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 10

Some breakfast spots earn their reputation one plate at a time, and this little roadside cafe on the…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 9

Just outside Portland sits a former poor farm that has been reinvented into one of the most unusual…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 9

Some places on the Oregon coast make you slow down without even trying, and this tall white tower…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 9

Some restaurants outlast trends, remodels, and generations of hungry regulars, and this one in central Oregon has done…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 8

Tucked into the rolling hills of southern Oregon, there is a small town where wooden storefronts still line…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 8

Southern Oregon hides a building where seventy different sellers gather their finds under a single roof, and browsing…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 8

Oregon does big scenery, but some of its best flavor lives in small towns where the same diner…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 7

Along a winding stretch of old highway in Oregon, there is a wooden roadhouse that has been feeding…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 7

Some places pack a rusted shipwreck, old military bunkers, and miles of flat coastal trails into one giant…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 7

Somewhere in the Umpqua National Forest, a short path winds through mossy green forest toward one of Oregon’s…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 6

Oregon has a way of making people slow down, breathe a little deeper, and actually enjoy where they…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 6

Tucked into the forested hills southeast of Salem, there is a place where ten separate waterfalls thunder along…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 6

Tucked into a green river valley in southern Oregon, there is a mid-sized city that keeps landing on…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 5

Tucked away in the high desert of southern Oregon, Summer Lake Hot Springs is one of those rare…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 4

Tucked along the rugged southern Oregon coast, Secret Beach near Brookings is one of those rare places that…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 4

Just a short drive from Portland, Sauvie Island feels like a world of its own. Stretching across 24,000…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 3

Tucked right in the heart of downtown Portland at 535 SW 6th Ave, Rocket Fizz is a candy…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 3