Tacoma, Washington
Sanford & Son Antiques
This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."
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Tacoma, Washington
This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."
Tacoma, Washington
This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Marblemount, Washington
This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Ashford, Washington
Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.