Places Himanshu Wants to Go

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

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

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

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.