Places mzpete3 Wants to Go

The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

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

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.