Places Eli PDX Wants to Go

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Half of a house.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

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

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

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

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

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

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