Oregon’s natural beauty has been celebrated ever since Lewis and Clark first paved the way. With its epic coastlines, towering redwoods and undulating sand dunes, it’s no wonder manifest destiny brought Americans here.
But underneath Oregon’s beautiful exterior, lurks a completely different world. A world of bizarre, off-beat and downright odd roadside attractions that will challenge, disrupt and send askew any previous opinions you held about the state. Here are five of the best:
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Did you know that humans have been wearing footwear of some form or another for as many as 40,000 years now? And that it’s only been in the last 200 years that shoes have been designed with differentiation for left and right feet?
You needn’t necessarily be a fashionista to appreciate the astonishing variations in footwear over the ages. You need only to bring your curiosity to one of the two dozen-ish museums around the world dedicated to design of the shoe.
Here’s a look at Spot Cool Stuff’s five favorites places to kick off a podiatric exploration:
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There are other treehouse hotels in America but none are as dramatic as Cedar Creek. Here, 200-year old trees literally grow through the kitchen, bedroom and living spaces of the five-person bed & breakfast suite. Coolest of all is the observatory tower, which is more than 100 feet (30 meters) above the forest floor and reached via a suspended walkway and the “stairway to heaven” that spirals around a giant Douglas fir.
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Staying in a dog needn’t be a bitch. At the Dog Bark Inn in Cottonwood, Idaho guests stay within a giant two-story dog-shaped bed & breakfast. Inside the beagle’s bowels guests will find a queen bed, reading nook within the dog’s snout and a variety of canine-themed declarations. If you can overcome the urge to walk around the grounds marking your territory, there’s a outhouse shaped like a giant fire hydrant. (There’s also a full bath inside the dog-room). Adding to the kitsch factor, the proprietors are self-taught “chainsaw artists” and display their work proudly around their property. Single occupancy for $86/night, double for $92.
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