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

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.