This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

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

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.