This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

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

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

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

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

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

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

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

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

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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

Definitely not a clown bar.

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

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