Places lizmariemccarty Wants to Go

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

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

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A museum displaying an impressive collection of pre-contact Makah artifacts.

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

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

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

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

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

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

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

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

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.