Places hopemch Wants to Go

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.