The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

Pigduck of Turku.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.