Places Melanicholia Wants to Go

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Two geologically young and nearly circular volcanic subsidence craters, each about a half-mile in diameter, abruptly break the nearly featureless Snake River Plain.

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.