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This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

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

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

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.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

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

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

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

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

This unique library spans a mighty river.