Places moniquesofo Wants to Go

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.