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

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

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

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

A small, fascinating fire museum hidden in plain sight in an administrative building.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.