Places Opinicus Wants to Go

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

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

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

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

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.