Brownsville, Oregon: Living Rock Studio Museum

This place looks absolutely non-descript from the outside. What awaits you inside this rock palace, however, is nothing short of amazing. Created by Howard Taylor, now deceased, rocks from all over the West are embedded into walls, towers, turrets, and stairways. His stained glass-like pictures made from thin slices of colored rocks and gemstones are quite interesting. His daughter Nancy now runs the studio and leads tours.

An extremely bizarre place we have found in our wanderings is The Living Rock Museum located in Brownsville, Oregon. We do not have an address but it is a circular building constructed of concrete and all different types of rocks. Also has the largest book we have ever seen. Lots of character, has to be seen to be appreciated. Visitors are handed flashlights to hold up to rocks embedded in the walls to see "how they glow."

Also in Brownsville is a stuffed two-headed goat. Brownsville is very proud of this -- it can be seen in the window of an ice cream shop.