Places bobtiki Wants to Go

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

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

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

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

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