This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This is one really big nut.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.

A public display of random paleontology.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

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

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

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