This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

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

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

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

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

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

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

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.