Places ashleypinnick Wants to Go

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.