Places MaxC Wants to Go

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

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

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

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

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.