Places randledw Wants to Go

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

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

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

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.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

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

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.