The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.