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

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

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

A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

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

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.