Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

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

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

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

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

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.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

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

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.