These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

Orcas on display and in the water.

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

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

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

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

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

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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.