Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.