Piercy, California
Confusion Hill
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
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Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Arcata, California
Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Juneau, Alaska
The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Three Forks, Montana
For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.
Virginia City, Montana
An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Seattle, Washington
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Seattle, Washington
An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Port Townsend, Washington
Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Goldendale, Washington
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Seattle, Washington
An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Seattle, Washington
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.