A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

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

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

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

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

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

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.