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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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Seattle, Washington
Lake View Cemetery
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Cougar, Washington
The Ape Cave
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Montreux, Switzerland
Freddie Mercury Statue
This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.
Vevey, Switzerland
La Fourchette (The Fork)
At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Sphinx Observatory
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Sunny Jim Cave Store
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California
Hotel del Coronado
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
San Diego, California
Unconditional Surrender
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Austin, Texas
Animatronic Lyndon Baines Johnson
Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Savannah, Georgia
The Waving Girl
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Koloa, Hawaii
Spouting Horn
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Greyfriars Bobby
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
