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

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

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

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

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

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

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

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

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

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

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

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

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.