Port Townsend, Washington
Starrett House
The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.
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Port Townsend, Washington
The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.
Garfield, Washington
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Ariel, Washington
An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Leavenworth, Washington
The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Renton, Washington
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.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Port Angeles, Washington
Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Prosser, Washington
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
Seattle, Washington
A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.
Seattle, Washington
This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Portland, Oregon
Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.
Astoria, Oregon
This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.