Places Dana Wants to Go

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A small, fascinating fire museum hidden in plain sight in an administrative building.

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

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

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.