Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Union Station
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
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Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Tonopah, Nevada
A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Saratoga Springs, New York
A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
Oakland, California
A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
Pacific Grove, California
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Lee Vining, California
A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.
Santa Clara, California
One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.