Places nealpwright Wants to Go

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

The clock that sets them all.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.