Colfax, Washington
The Codger Pole
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Coulee City, Washington
This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
Soap Lake, Washington
People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.
Marblemount, Washington
This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Roslyn, Washington
Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.
Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
Port Angeles, Washington
An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.
Old Town, Washington
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Tacoma, Washington
This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.