Places donnatalarico Wants to Go

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

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

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

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

This unique library spans a mighty river.

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

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

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

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

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."