Vancouver, British Columbia
The Sam Kee (Jack Chow) Building
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Merced, California
The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
San Jose, California
The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Aptos, California
At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Forks, Washington
A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.