Places emilywalsh121211 Wants to Go

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

The largest non-native tree in Washington

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

An early 20th-century fruit warehouse home of an artistic and cultural renaissance in northeastern Washington.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

A diorama lover's dream world.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

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.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

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

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.