Places pollardld Wants to Go

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.