Is this the most Portland place ever?

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

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

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

The magic's in the hole!

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.