This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A heartfelt tribute to all of the victims of one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.