Places irenel Wants to Go

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

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

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

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

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

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

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

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

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

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.