A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

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

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

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

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

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.