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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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