Places Gizmo Chaos Wants to Go

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.