An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

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

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

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

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Definitely not a clown bar.

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

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

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.