This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

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

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

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

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

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

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

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

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

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

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

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.