Places BrickbyBrick Wants to Go

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Definitely not a clown bar.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

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.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

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

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The loneliest island in New York.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.