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Shelton, Washington
Vance Creek Viaduct
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Seattle, Washington
Old Ballard Liquor Co.
Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
Quincy, Washington
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Seattle, Washington
Harry Partch's Musical Instruments
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Seattle, Washington
Plymouth Pillars Park
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Seattle, Washington
Fort Lawton
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
Ballard Bridge
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
Hammering Man
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
J.P. Patches Statue
Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.
Seattle, Washington
Mike's Chili Parlor
Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.
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Seattle, Washington
Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
Seattle, Washington
Center of the Universe Sign
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
Lenin Statue of Fremont
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Freeway Park
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Bridge
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.
Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend City Hall
City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.
Seattle, Washington
Bettie Page House
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Seattle, Washington
The Sloop Tavern
A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.
Seattle, Washington
Lockspot Cafe
An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.
Seattle, Washington
Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
