Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The magic's in the hole!

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.