Places gwenleif Wants to Go

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

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

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."