A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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

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

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

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

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

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

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

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

Orcas on display and in the water.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.