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Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre.

Oak Harbor, Washington

Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

The Georgetown Steam Plant.

Seattle, Washington

Georgetown Steam Plant

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

Grouping of gravestones, Comet Lodge Cemetery.

Seattle, Washington

Comet Lodge Cemetery

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

 "Henry" Murals

Seattle, Washington

"Henry" Murals

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Hidden Paths & Trails

Seattle, Washington

Dunn Gardens

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

Shelves at the Brautigan Library

Vancouver, Washington

The Brautigan Library

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

Ballard Sip & Ship
Permanently Closed

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Sip & Ship

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

The Wedgwood Erratic

Seattle, Washington

The Wedgwood Rock

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

Racers create human-powered vehicles to compete in the annual race.

Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

FBI sketch of D.B. Cooper
Permanently Closed

Ariel, Washington

D.B. Cooper Day at the Ariel General Store & Tavern

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

The namesake pillars of Seattle's Plymouth Pillars Park.

Seattle, Washington

Plymouth Pillars Park

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

Seattle Chinese Garden

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Chinese Garden

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Julius Pierpont Patches

Seattle, Washington

J.P. Patches Statue

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Bergen Place Park and Mural

Seattle, Washington

Bergen Place Park and Mural

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

Poor Mathew.

Bellingham, Washington

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

The MegaZapper.

Bellingham, Washington

SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Petroglyphs visible on Haleets Rock.

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Haleets Rock

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

A Cold War relic and Seattle historical landmark

Seattle, Washington

Phinney Park Air Raid Tower

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

East Kong Yick Building at the Wing Luke Museum

Seattle, Washington

East Kong Yick Building at the Wing Luke Museum

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

The Wayside Chapel.

Monroe, Washington

Wayside Chapel

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The Bullitt Center

Seattle, Washington

The Bullitt Center

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

Ballard Carnegie Library, 2007, home to Carnegie's Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Carnegie Public Library

Always a new use for this old building.

Salty Dog Pottery Studio

Seattle, Washington

Salty Dog Pottery Studio

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

The Louisa Hotel.

Seattle, Washington

The Louisa Hotel

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

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