Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

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

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

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

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

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

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.