This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

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

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.