Federal Way, Washington
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
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Federal Way, Washington
This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Seattle, Washington
Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.
Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Seattle, Washington
Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Ovid, New York
An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
Ithaca, New York
It's common to find the famous science communicator's grave adorned with pale blue marbles.
Village of Pelham, New York
A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.
Penn Yan, New York
This non-binary preacher formed a religious movement in the region of New York later known as the “Burned-Over District.”
Wolcott, New York
This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.
Jamestown, New York
This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.
Alfred, New York
A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.
Bluff Point, New York
One patriotic farmer's ode to the 9/11 tragedy remains even after the farm changed hands.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Angelica, New York
A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.
Batavia, New York
A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.
Binghamton, New York
An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.