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

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

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

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

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Mine your own precious stones.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

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

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.