A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

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

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

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

The magic's in the hole!

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

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

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.