San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
The 'Full House' House
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Granite Falls, Washington
Big Four Ice Caves
Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Bop Street Records
A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Turner, Oregon
Enchanted Forest
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Goldendale, Washington
Goldendale Observatory State Park
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Twin Rocks
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Vantage, Washington
Ginkgo Petrified Forest
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Poulsbo, Washington
'Little Norway on the Fjord'
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Poulsbo, Washington
The Licorice Shrine
Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.
Vashon, Washington
Vashon Island Bike Tree
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Renton, Washington
Jimi Hendrix Memorial
The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Red Mill Totem House
Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.
Seattle, Washington
Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
