A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

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

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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

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

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

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

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

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