Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.