This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Orcas on display and in the water.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

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

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

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.