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A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.