Places pacnorthwester Wants to Go

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.

An art gallery/gift shop that feels like Tim Burton, Pee Wee Herman, and Jim Henson combined!

Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.