Places Mama Shotts Wants to Go

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

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

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

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

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

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

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.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

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

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.