Portland, Oregon
The Witch’s Castle
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Ensenada, Mexico
Hussong’s Cantina
A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Otter Rock, Oregon
Devils Punchbowl
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Portland, Oregon
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
New York, New York
Grand Brasserie
New York's transit system peddles terrible food in limited windows—this restaurant is a rare exception.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Isle of Safety
The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.
San Francisco, California
Arch of Colonial Trees
Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Bison
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Neskowin, Oregon
Neskowin Ghost Forest
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
New York, New York
The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Amarillo, Texas
Cadillac Ranch
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Holbrook, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
