These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

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

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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

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

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

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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