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

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

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

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.