Places bfenstermacher Wants to Go

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

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.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?