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Silver Queen

Virginia City, Nevada

Silver Queen

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.

World’s Tallest Barber Pole

Forest Grove, Oregon

World’s Tallest Barber Pole

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.

Kurt Cobain's Benches.

Seattle, Washington

Kurt Cobain's Benches

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Mima Mounds

Olympia, Washington

Mima Mounds

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Lavender Pit

Bisbee, Arizona

Lavender Pit

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

The upper two floors of Virginia City’s three-story Washoe Club.

Virginia City, Nevada

The Washoe Club Haunted Museum & Saloon

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

The Kalaloch Big Cedar is the third-largest of its species.

Forks, Washington

Kalaloch Big Cedar

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

Cargo

Portland, Oregon

Cargo

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

Flavel House Museum

Astoria, Oregon

Flavel House Museum

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Devils Punchbowl

Otter Rock, Oregon

Devils Punchbowl

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

The salt cairn.

Seaside, Oregon

The Lewis and Clark Salt Works

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

Ichthyology Collection

Seattle, Washington

Burke Museum Ichthyology Collection

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Seattle Chinese Garden

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Chinese Garden

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Alki Flower Houses

Seattle, Washington

Alki Flower Houses

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The whale on the sign forms a heart with its spout

Florence, Oregon

Exploding Whale Memorial Park

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

View of Face Rock.

Bandon, Oregon

Face Rock

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Some of the interesting flora in the garden.

Seattle, Washington

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

The narrower (southern) lock.  Looking west.

Seattle, Washington

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Kesey Square

Eugene, Oregon

Kesey Square

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

The Hollywood Theatre

Portland, Oregon

Hollywood Theatre

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

North Falls in August 2017.  Telephoto view.

Mehama, Oregon

Silver Falls State Park

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

The World's Largest Corn Dog is a 30-foot-long fiberglass structure on the roof of the Original Pronto Pup.

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

The Original Pronto Pup

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Fremont Troll

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Fremont Bridge

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Bridge

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.

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