Places shijarrell Wants to Go

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

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

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

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

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

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

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

This public park features intricate stone architecture, mosaics, and walkways.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.