Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

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

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

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

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The magic's in the hole!

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

One of the oldest of its kind.