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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Friday Harbor, Washington

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Friday Harbor, Washington

Afterglow Vista

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Whale Museum

Friday Harbor, Washington

Whale Museum

Orcas on display and in the water.

Friday Harbor, Washington

The Whale Museum

This museum on San Juan Island is dedicated to the conservation of orca pods.
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D’arcy Island as seen from the water.

British Columbia

D'arcy Island

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.
12 miles from Friday Harbor
The Aproximada.

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The Aproximada

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.
12 miles from Friday Harbor
The octopus slide.

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Cadboro-Gyro Park

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.
13 miles from Friday Harbor
Serpentine rocks at Green Point

Anacortes, Washington

Green Point

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.
14 miles from Friday Harbor
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