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

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

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

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

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

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

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

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

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