A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

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

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

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

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

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

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

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

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

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.