Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

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

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

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

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

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

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

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

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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