Places creativeflute Wants to Go

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

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

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

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

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

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.