Places paulmatarrese Wants to Go

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This restored log building was one of the first toll booths for travelers along the Northern Turnpike.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

The magic's in the hole!

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.