Oregon

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

Tucked high above Portland, Oregon, Pittock Mansion stands as one of the most captivating historic homes in the…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 2

Tucked inside a small grocery store on SW Allen Blvd in Beaverton, Oregon, San Francisco Tienda Mexicana is…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 2

Tucked away in the tiny town of Paisley, Oregon, the Pioneer Saloon and Restaurant sits in the heart…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 1

Just outside the small community of Terrebonne, Oregon, lies one of the most underrated natural treasures in the…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 31

Tucked away on NW Davis Street in Portland, Oregon, Old Town Pizza and Brewing is not your average…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 31

Tucked along the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, Oaks Amusement Park has been making summer…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 30

Tucked away in the Columbia River Gorge, the Mount Hood Railroad in Hood River, Oregon offers one of…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 30

Tucked away in the Mount Hood National Forest, Little Crater Lake is one of Oregon’s most surprising natural…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 29

Tucked away in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, La Grande is a small city that most people…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 29

Tucked away in Sherman County, Oregon, the tiny community of Kent sits quietly at the crossroads of U.S.…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 28

Hidden beneath the pine forests near Bend, Oregon, lies one of the most jaw-dropping natural wonders in the…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 28

Imagine eating lunch while gently floating on the Columbia River, surrounded by boats, blue skies, and fresh Pacific…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 27

Tucked along the Oregon coast near Florence, Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park is one of the state’s…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 27

Tucked along the waterfront in Florence, Oregon, the International C-Food Market Restaurant is one of those places that…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 26

Tucked along the rugged Oregon coast, Depoe Bay is a tiny town with a whole lot of charm.…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 23

Tucked away in Salem, Oregon, Deepwood Museum and Gardens is one of the most charming historic estates in…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 22

Tucked along Main Avenue in Tillamook, Oregon, Dutch Mill Cafe is the kind of place that makes you…

By Logan Mercer · Jul 22