Places DarkFireJacob Wants to Go

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.