Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

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

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

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

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

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

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

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

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.

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

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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