This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

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

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

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

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

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

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.