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Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.