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Second Beach.

Forks, Washington

Second Beach

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Rialto Beach

La Push, Washington

Rialto Beach Tree Graveyard

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

North entrance of Seattle Center Armory.

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Center Armory

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Hot Lake Hotel

La Grande, Oregon

The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

The narrower (southern) lock.  Looking west.

Seattle, Washington

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Lake View Cemetery

Seattle, Washington

Lake View Cemetery

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

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Museum of Pop Culture

Seattle, Washington

Museum of Pop Culture

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Amazon Spheres from Doppler.

Seattle, Washington

Amazon Spheres

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

The giant sequoia.

Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Giant Sequoia Tree

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Twin Sisters

Touchet, Washington

Twin Sisters

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

Would you like a little scandal with that petrol?

Zillah, Washington

Teapot Dome Service Station

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

Mount Rainier

Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

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

Jimi Hendrix Memorial

Renton, Washington

Jimi Hendrix Memorial

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Medical Ed. Photo by Annetta Black

Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

De Vargas Street House

Santa Fe, New Mexico

De Vargas Street House

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Beacon Rock

Stevenson, Washington

Beacon Rock

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Trench armour

London, England

The Imperial War Museum London

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

St. Mary and All Saints Church's spire.

Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Ham Sandwich Sign

Finglesham, England

The Ham Sandwich Sign

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

The Mermaid Inn.

Rye, England

The Mermaid Inn

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Ypres Tower

Rye, England

Ypres Tower

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury Tor

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

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