Des Moines, Washington
Landmark on the Sound
A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.
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Des Moines, Washington
A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.
Vashon, Washington
Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.
Seaside, Oregon
This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Federal Way, Washington
This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
Federal Way, Washington
A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.
Ashford, Washington
Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.
Tacoma, Washington
This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.
Tacoma, Washington
This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.
Toutle, Washington
Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
South Bend, Washington
A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Chehalis, Washington
A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.
Olympia, Washington
Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Olympia, Washington
The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.
Copalis Crossing, Washington
This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.
Raymond, Washington
The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Madison, Wisconsin
The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.