Places alaskanmoss Wants to Go

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

A glimpse of mining history just beyond the tree line.

Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp’s brother, is among those buried here.

One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.

The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

A public library display of fossils from the ice age.

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.

Legendary DIY skatepark where Portland’s best skaters and curious onlookers gather daily.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.