Places BeerAndLoathing Wants to Go

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

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

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.