Seattle, Washington
Belfry Oddities
A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.
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Seattle, Washington
A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.
Seattle, Washington
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Hermiston, Oregon
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Goldendale, Washington
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Culver, Oregon
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Sisters, Oregon
This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.