Places sophiestjacques Wants to Go

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

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

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Start your day with sticky rice sweets and aromatic curries at this classic Thai-Muslim breakfast spot.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.