Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
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Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Seattle, Washington
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.
Seattle, Washington
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.
Seattle, Washington
Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
Tukwila, Washington
An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.