Places ashleymlawrence Wants to Go

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

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

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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.

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

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.

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

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

This charming Mediterranean Revival landmark has welcomed guests since 1927, and starred in a cult horror film. 

The dining outpost of a Kissimmee Mexican food empire.

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

Come for the mofongo, stay for the Puerto Rican house party.

A joyful oddity that takes the art of clowning very seriously.

This restaurant feels like a trip to the Dominican Republic—right down to the beer served in a hollowed-out drum.

Where the locals flock for the authentic flavors of Puerto Rico's pinchos.

Welcome to a wonderland of Venezuelan empanadas.

Costa Rican coffee and Venezuelan cuisine, made with painstaking attention to detail.