Seattle, Washington
Tai Tung
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Leavenworth, Washington
Wellington Avalanche Site
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Walla Walla, Washington
Museum of Un-Natural History
"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."
Colfax, Washington
St. Ignatius Hospital
An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.
Seattle, Washington
Valley of the Gnomes
The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.
Seattle, Washington
Mike's Chili Parlor
Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.
Goldendale, Washington
Goldendale Observatory State Park
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Forks, Washington
John's Beachcombing Museum
One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.
Long Beach, Washington
Marsh's Free Museum
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Asotin, Washington
Cloverland Ghost Town
The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Chinese Garden
This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
Port Townsend, Washington
Fort Worden Artillery Battery
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Garfield, Washington
Elberton Ghost Town
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Leavenworth, Washington
Iron Goat Trail
The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.
Seattle, Washington
Mox Boarding House
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
Tacoma, Washington
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Seattle, Washington
Majestic Bay Theatre
Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.
Renton, Washington
Jimi Hendrix Memorial
The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Seattle, Washington
World Famous Giant Shoe Museum
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Northern State Hospital Farm
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Seattle, Washington
Connections Museum
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
Seattle, Washington
Piece of the Berlin Wall at Cafe Turko
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles Underground
Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.
