Places Sorrel Wants to Go

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.