The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

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

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

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

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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

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

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.