Seattle, Washington
Kubota Garden
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
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Forks, Washington
Second Beach
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Bend, Oregon
Tumalo Falls
An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.
Seattle, Washington
Fort Lawton
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
Lockspot Cafe
An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.
Seattle, Washington
The Sloop Tavern
A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.
Seattle, Washington
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Long Beach, Washington
Marsh's Free Museum
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Pinball Museum
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
Issaquah, Washington
Treehouse Point
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Sacramento, California
Johnny Cash Mural
This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.
Inverness, California
KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station
An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.
Inverness, California
Point Reyes Lighthouse
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
San Francisco, California
Free Gold Watch
This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.
Victor, Colorado
Black Monarch Hotel
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Florence, Colorado
Desert Reef Hot Springs
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Denver, Colorado
Linger Eatuaries
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Denver, Colorado
My Brother’s Bar
Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Los Angeles, California
Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
The Last Bookstore
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Orick, California
Fern Canyon
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Topanga, California
Hidden Treasures
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
