Renton, Washington
Renton Public Library
This unique library spans a mighty river.
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Renton, Washington
This unique library spans a mighty river.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Juneau, Alaska
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Ketchikan, Alaska
A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.
Colborne, Ontario
This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.
Toronto, Ontario
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Bellville, Ohio
This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Washington
A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.
Seattle, Washington
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.