Bainbridge Island, Washington
Bainbridge Island Frog Rock
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
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Bainbridge Island, Washington
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
Bremerton, Washington
The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.
Port Townsend, Washington
City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Mukilteo, Washington
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Touchet, Washington
Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
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.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.
Moncton, New Brunswick
A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.
Tacoma, Washington
This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.