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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bellingham, Washington

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Rock Rings

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

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Fairhaven Historic Markers

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

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SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

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The Aproximada

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

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Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Northern State Hospital Farm

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

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Eastsound, Washington

Howe Art

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

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White Rock, British Columbia

The Great White Rock

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

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