A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

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

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

The magic's in the hole!

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

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

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

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

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

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.