Places callan726 Wants to Go

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.