The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

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

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The magic's in the hole!

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

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

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

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

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

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

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