Places redfish513 Wants to Go

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

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

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Definitely not a clown bar.

The former site of the U.S. military base redeveloped as an art district, boasting a collection of 109 public artworks from 36 countries.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.