Seattle, Washington
Seattle Chinese Garden
This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
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Seattle, Washington
Comet Lodge Cemetery
The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.
Bellingham, Washington
Fairhaven Historic Markers
Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
Seattle, Washington
J.P. Patches Statue
Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.
Poulsbo, Washington
'Little Norway on the Fjord'
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The Labyrinth Mosaic and Halls Hill Lookout
Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.
Sequim, Washington
Troll Haven
A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.
Zillah, Washington
Teapot Dome Service Station
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Ellensburg, Washington
Dick and Jane's Spot
An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.
Seattle, Washington
The Sloop Tavern
A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.
Seattle, Washington
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
Lenin Statue of Fremont
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Fort Lawton
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Leavenworth, Washington
Wellington Avalanche Site
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Seattle, Washington
Smith Tower Penthouse
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Long Beach, Washington
Marsh's Free Museum
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Port Townsend, Washington
Fort Worden Artillery Battery
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Coulee City, Washington
Dry Falls
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Leavenworth, Washington
Iron Goat Trail
The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.
Tacoma, Washington
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Seattle, Washington
World Famous Giant Shoe Museum
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Renton, Washington
Jimi Hendrix Memorial
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.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
