An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world