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

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

Orcas on display and in the water.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

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

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

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.