Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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

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

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

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

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

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

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.