Places RouteDown Wants to Go

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

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

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

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's most remote airport.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.