Places Mezmobal Wants to Go

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.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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

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

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

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

This 329-acre nature park is Lake Washington's largest remaining wetland ecosystem.