Jeff B's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Jeff B

Visit and photograph various points of interest in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho using Atlas Obscura as one of my directories of choice destinations.

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Places visited in Olympia, Washington

Captain Cook, Hawaii

The Painted Church

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Amy Bonaduce

Added by Amy Bonaduce

Captain Cook, Hawaii

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

EmilyYaMei

Added by EmilyYaMei

Puna End of the Road

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

boeingsandbikes

Added by boeingsandbikes

Kealakekua, Hawaii

Captain Cook Monument

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Allison

Added by Allison

Naalehu, Hawaii

Ka Lae

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Papaikou, Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

Added by Drewscura

Woodburn, Oregon

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Meg

Portland, Oregon

The Green Man of Portland

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Vancouver, Washington

Japanese Castaways Memorial

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Seattle, Washington

Mt. Baker Ridge Sunset Stones

These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.

RobertPakko

Added by RobertPakko

Granite Falls, Washington

Lime Kiln Trail

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Breannaclark

Added by Breannaclark

Mukilteo, Washington

Future of Flight Aviation Center

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

steedjb

Added by steedjb

Anacortes, Washington

Causland Memorial Park

This public park features intricate stone architecture, mosaics, and walkways.

Added by thecoolhobbit

Seattle, Washington

Red Mill Totem House

permanently closed

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

meganmichelle

Added by meganmichelle

Seattle, Washington

Elephant Car Wash Sign

permanently closed

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

MarilynR

Added by MarilynR

Redd, Washington

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.

slgwv

Edinburgh, Scotland

National Monument of Scotland

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Added by cdanesh

Potash Evaporation Ponds

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Hurricane, Utah

Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Walla Walla, Washington

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.

slgwv

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Added by lcbudd14

Ephrata, Washington

Monster Rock

An enormous boulder deposited by the Scabland floods lies in the Quincy Basin among a host of smaller boulders.

slgwv

Beverly, Washington

Beverly Bridge

A large, historic railroad trestle over the Columbia River is now open for non-motorized traffic.

slgwv

Parker Ranch

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper