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Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

The largest non-native tree in Washington

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Eat your way through history.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.