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A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

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

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.