Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

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

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.