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

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The magic's in the hole!

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.