A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

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

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

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

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

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

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

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

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.