A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

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

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

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

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

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

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

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.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.