Places hopemch Wants to Go

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

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

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

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

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

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

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

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

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

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

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.