Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

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

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.