Places maccasimmons Wants to Go

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

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.