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

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

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

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.

The magic's in the hole!

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Yo, Adrian!

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.