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A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

This site was a school and a center of Japanese-American life before internment.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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 colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

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

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

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

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

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

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

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.