Places ophie Wants to Go

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

The magic's in the hole!

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.