Places paulmatarrese Wants to Go

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

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

Where the oil industry began.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.