Bellingham, Washington
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
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Bellingham, Washington
An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Seattle, Washington
In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.
Seattle, Washington
Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Copalis Crossing, Washington
This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.
Federal Way, Washington
A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Seattle, Washington
This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.
Seattle, Washington
A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.
Seattle, Washington
Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.
Seattle, Washington
A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.
Elma, Washington
From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
Ellensburg, Washington
An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Longview, Washington
This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
Walla Walla, Washington
"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."
Seattle, Washington
Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Redmond, Washington
This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.
Seattle, Washington
This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Eastsound, Washington
One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.