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Portland, Oregon Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Portland and the surrounding area.

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  • Harvey The Giant Rabbit

    Harvey The Giant Rabbit

    Aloha, Oregon

    An old Texaco Big Friend with a rabbit head mod, an offshoot of the Muffler Men.

  • Jetliner Home in the Woods

    Jetliner Home in the Woods

    Hillsboro, Oregon

    For over a dozen years Bruce Campbell has been slowly transforming a jet airliner, dragged to a wooded hilltop, into a home for himself.

  • Spruce Goose and Space Museum

    Spruce Goose and Space Museum

    McMinnville, Oregon

    Howard Hughes's "Spruce Goose" is so big, a special huge museum had to be built to shelter it.

  • Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

    Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

    Portland, Oregon

    Eclectic weirdo museum, art gallery, and gift shop. Features a photo-op Alien Autopsy, Paul Bunyan's sneaker, and a painting of bunnies wearing jetpacks.

  • World's Smallest Park

    World's Smallest Park

    Portland, Oregon

    Officially designated as a city park in 1948 -- all 452 square inches of it.

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