Places rubysage Wants to Go

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

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

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

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.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.