Places Gillian Wants to Go

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

The Real LegoLand.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.