Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

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

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.