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

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

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

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

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

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.