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One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

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.

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

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

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

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

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.