With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.