A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

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

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

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

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

The magic's in the hole!

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.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

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

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

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

Definitely not a clown bar.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.