The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Portland

35 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Portland, Oregon

Unusual
Attractions
in Portland

The Witch's Castle

Portland, Oregon

The Witch's Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

45.5286, -122.7245

Boots taken from victims to prevent them running away. Copyright Michael P. Jones/Cascade Geographic Society 2010.

Portland, Oregon

Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

45.5240, -122.6734

Added by jamesb

Portland, Oregon

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

45.5355, -122.6974

Added by noellemack

Cathedral Park

Portland, Oregon

Cathedral Park

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

45.5886, -122.7580

Added by jamesb

Portland, Oregon

The Grotto

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

45.5533, -122.5736

Added by spitfire178

Portland, Oregon

The Zymoglyphic Museum

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

45.5177, -122.5998

Added by michelle

Over 100 selections baked fresh daily, including the Tex-Ass doughnut (center-right, for scale).

Portland, Oregon

Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel

The magic's in the hole!

45.5227, -122.6732

Added by littlebrumble

Portland, Oregon

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House

Casually threatening atmosphere with dessert and coffee to die for.

45.5193, -122.6536

Added by littlebrumble

See All 35 Things to Do in Portland See All 35 Places

Explore Portland, Oregon

Portland Leaderboard

Places Added

Places Edited

Places Visited

Recent Portland Activity

alexanderjdhu wants to go to USS Blueback

Baseball Byways has been to The Vacuum Cleaner Museum

darrelmw wants to go to Casa Diablo Vegan Strip Club

alasallislost wants to go to The Grotto

duhgreenbilly has been to Paul Bunyan Statue

Stories
About Portland

Mill Ends Park in 2013.

The World's Tiniest City Park Just Got a Little More Official

Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, now has its own sign.

It's hard not to attribute artistic intent to this Xenophora shell.

Up Close and Personal With the World's Most Artistic Mollusks

Deep sea "carrier snails" painstakingly turn their shells into tiny dioramas.

A Portland Teen's Pet Snake Got Stuck in Her Earlobe

She had to go to the ER.

February 02, 2017

Lists Featuring
Portland

Like Us on Facebook