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

The magic's in the hole!

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

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!!

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

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

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The last of its kind in the country.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.