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

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

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

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

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.