A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

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

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

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.