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

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

A model village fit for an emperor.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."

Ukrainian defense contractor's center for studying "pyramid energy."

Only 380 kV Powerline in Europe not directly interconnected to the European 380 kV Grid.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

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

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

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.