A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A local prank turned town icon.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Legendary DIY skatepark where Portland’s best skaters and curious onlookers gather daily.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

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

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

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

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.