Places Joe Wants to Go

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

The magic's in the hole!

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.