San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Fleishhacker Pool Ruins
Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.
San Jose, California
Quetzalcóatl Sculpture
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
Westin St. Francis Hotel
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
Forks, Washington
Kalaloch Tree of Life
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Sahalie Falls
Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.
Lane County, Oregon
Dee Wright Observatory
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Valletta, Malta
St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
St. Marys, Georgia
Dungeness Ruins
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
LaCrosse, Washington
Palouse Falls
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
George, Washington
George Washington Bust in George, WA
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Portland, Oregon
Pittock Mansion
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
USS Blueback
The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Eugene, Oregon
Epic Seconds
Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
Eugene, Oregon
Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”
