Places j3taylor Wants to Go

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

A large, historic railroad trestle over the Columbia River is now open for non-motorized traffic.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

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One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

The morning of January 9, 1965, over 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock, and snow broke free, obliterating a section of the highway below.

An unkempt, oddly placed piece of land keeps an elderly farming couple in a residential area.

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

This innovative mill was built for a legendary gold mine that never came to be.

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.