Places Sporadicus Wants to Go

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

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