World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

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

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.