Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
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Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Port Townsend, Washington
A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.
Port Townsend, Washington
Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.
Granite Falls, Washington
Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.
Bellingham, Washington
Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
Bellingham, Washington
Take a selfie with one of the area’s founding fathers.
Oak Harbor, Washington
Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.
Arlington, Washington
At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.
Oak Harbor, Washington
This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Vik, Iceland
A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.