Places Psychomommy Wants to Go

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The magic's in the hole!

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

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

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

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.