Places explorer nichole Wants to Go

Founded in 1933, this creamery has produced world-class cheeses and was the first American creamery to win a world champion title at the World Cheese Awards.

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

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

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

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

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.