Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

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

Make it an offering.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

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

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

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

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

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

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

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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