These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

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

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

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

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

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

Orcas on display and in the water.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.