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

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

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 collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

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

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.