The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

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

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

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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

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.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The magic's in the hole!

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.