This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Definitely not a clown bar.

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

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

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

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

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

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

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

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