Places mariaj5366 Wants to Go

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.