This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

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

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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

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.

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

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

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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