A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

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

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.