Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.