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

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

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.

The magic's in the hole!

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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 cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.