Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

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

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.