Hmmm, well okay, this is a difficult one for me to decide on, but here goes.
Italy Or more specifically, Venice. I was only there for two days but I loved it. Sweltering, muggy heat, mosquitoes, stinky canals and all. I'd go again in a heartbeat and this time I'd know to bring bug spray. The food was great, the scenery even moreso, and there was just that indefineable kind of feeling that you get when you're someplace and you just really like it there. That wasn't very helpful.
Seattle I live about two hours from there and it's just a gorgeous city, especially at night. There's a lot of great little shops all over the place, especially in the U District and the International District. Great restaurants and Pike Place Market is always worth checking out. Yes, they do have guys that throw fish. They have other things, too.
Ocean Shores It's a little tiny costal town a couple hours from Seattle. I went there once a few years ago for a karate retreat and I'm so glad I went. Karate on the beach at dawn is my new zen happy place. Not a morning person, never have been, but I gladly pried myself out of bed to go stand barefoot on cold wet sand for a few hours before breakfast. Not a lot to the town itself, but the hotels we stayed at were nice, the people were friendly, and there was some really great scenery on the drive up.
–Bevin