Places Qlyss Wants to Go

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

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."

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

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

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.