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

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

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

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

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.