Places ephemeral epiphany Wants to Go

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

This gnome sculpture and his wonderous hat forces train passengers to do a double-take.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.