Places Shastified Wants to Go

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

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

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

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

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

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

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

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

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.