Seattle, Washington
Elephant Car Wash Sign
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Olympia, Washington
The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Tacoma, Washington
A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.
Old Town, Washington
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Twisp, Washington
Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.
Seattle, Washington
This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
Rosario Beach, Washington
This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.
Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Renton, Washington
This unique library spans a mighty river.
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Twisp, Washington
A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Seattle, Washington
This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.
Roslyn, Washington
Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.
Seattle, Washington
A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.