Places begrubb9 Wants to Go

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

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

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.