Places Joe from Bellingham Wants to Go

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.