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A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

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

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.