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

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

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

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

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

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

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.