This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.