This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

The oldest remaining building in Tacoma was once the home of the "oldest bell tower" in America.