Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

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

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

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

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

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

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

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.