The magic's in the hole!

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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!!

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

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

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

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

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

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

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

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

The aggressively banal name of this underground fortress of bureaucracy does little to evoke its truly surreal existence.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.