Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.