Seattle, Washington
Hat 'n' Boots
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
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Seattle, Washington
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Federal Way, Washington
A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Silverton, Oregon
The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Woodburn, Oregon
This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.
Troutdale, Oregon
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Milwaukie, Oregon
Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Portland, Oregon
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Fortville, Indiana
The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.