Places murrayalisonb Wants to Go

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The magic's in the hole!

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This museum on San Juan Island is dedicated to the conservation of orca pods.

A startling waterfall, not far from a roadside viewpoint.

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.