Places akornblatt Wants to Go

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.