This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

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

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

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

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

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

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

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

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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

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

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