Places plt4000 Wants to Go

"Polynesia on the Plains."

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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

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

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

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.