Virginia City, Nevada
Silver Queen
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
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Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Forest Grove, Oregon
It stands tall, honoring the town’s nickname of Ballad Town USA, while paying tribute to the city’s rich history of barbershop quartet singing.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
Bisbee, Arizona
This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
Virginia City, Nevada
What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.
Forks, Washington
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
Portland, Oregon
A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.
Astoria, Oregon
You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Seaside, Oregon
Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.
Seattle, Washington
This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
Seattle, Washington
This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Bandon, Oregon
According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.
Seattle, Washington
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Eugene, Oregon
This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.
Portland, Oregon
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Mehama, Oregon
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
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.