Places SemiruralYeti Wants to Go

Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

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

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.