This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

The oldest remaining building in Tacoma was once the home of the "oldest bell tower" in America.

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”