Places DMMitch Wants to Go

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

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

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The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Make it an offering.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.