Springfield, Missouri
Fantastic Caverns
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Paris, France
Fountain of Innocents
A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.
Cougar, Washington
The Ape Cave
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Ellensburg, Washington
Dick and Jane's Spot
An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.
Granger, Washington
Hisey Dinosaur Park
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Spokane, Washington
Big Red Wagon
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Spokane, Washington
Garbage Goat
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Permanently Closed
Toledo, Washington
Gospodor Monument Park
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Issaquah, Washington
Treehouse Point
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Leavenworth, Washington
Iron Goat Trail
The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Granite Falls, Washington
Big Four Ice Caves
Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.
Seattle, Washington
Ballard Bridge
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
Fort Lawton
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
World Flight Monument
This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.
Seattle, Washington
Bettie Page House
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Seattle, Washington
Blue Moon Tavern
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
Seattle, Washington
Burke Museum Ichthyology Collection
This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
Seattle, Washington
The Wall of Death
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
