Places shadowspec13 Wants to Go

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

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

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

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

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.