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

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

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

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."