A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

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

Definitely not a clown bar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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