A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

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

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

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

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.