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A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

The magic's in the hole!

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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.

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

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

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.