This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The magic's in the hole!

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

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

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

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

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

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.

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

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Always a new use for this old building.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.