A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

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.

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

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

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.