Places Robert Pakko Wants to Go

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

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

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

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

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.