Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

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

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

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.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.