Colfax, Washington
The Codger Pole
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Places I've been
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Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Tacoma, Washington
Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.
Tacoma, Washington
Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Kettle Falls, Washington
An early 20th-century fruit warehouse home of an artistic and cultural renaissance in northeastern Washington.
Arlington, Washington
At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.
Cougar, Washington
See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.
Spokane, Washington
The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."
Seattle, Washington
This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
Raymond, Washington
The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.
Gold Bar, Washington
A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.
Seattle, Washington
Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.
Bellingham, Washington
Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.
Tacoma, Washington
A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.
Port Townsend, Washington
A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.
Spokane, Washington
This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.
Kirkland, Washington
A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Pullman, Washington
A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.
Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Old Town, Washington
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.