Places lollipopwater Wants to Go

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.