Places Shermansky Wants to Go

Orcas on display and in the water.

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Secret Swing.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.