Places egoddess Wants to Go

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

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

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

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

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

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

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

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

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.