Seattle, Washington
Freeway Park
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
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Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
Is this the most Portland place ever?
Portland, Oregon
Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Portland, Oregon
A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.
Portland, Oregon
Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Portland, Oregon
This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.