Places RCooper Wants to Go

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

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

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

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

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The magic's in the hole!

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.