Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

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

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.