Places noel Wants to Go

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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

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

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.