This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

The magic's in the hole!

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

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

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Here be dragons.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.