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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.