A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

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

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.