Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

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

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.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

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

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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