If it’s good views you’re after, it’s hard to beat the vista visible from atop the Astoria Column. Offering a view of the Pacific Ocean, the mouth of the Columbia River and several Cascade Mountain ...

The Astoria Column has never charged admission. What almost everyone pays for anyway is a dollar wooden glider, carried up ...

ASTORIA, Ore (KOIN) — Catch the right day, and the views from atop the famous Astoria Column are stunning. It stretches some 125 feet into the air, perched high on a hill, and next month marks its ...

There’s nothing luxurious about the Crest Motel, but the view from its second-story balconies is priceless. My husband and I have perched there year after year, sharing a bottle of Oregon wine (this ...