Washington

Sea-Tac Airport Featuring Musicians in PSAs

Ben Gibard of Death Cab for Cutie, one of the featured PSA artists © msnbc.com This past weekend, Sea-Tac International Airport launched a series of new airport PSAs featuring all Northwest-based musicians. Travelers were greeted with messages such as this: This is Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains reminding you that smoking is allowed on the [...]

Undead Destinations

Bran Castle © Horia Varlan The recent pop culture obsession with vampires has led to a surge in fang tourism. Lonely Planet has compiled a list of the best places around the world to delve into the mystery of the undead. Explore ancient legends of beautiful Pontianaks– Indonesia’s version of a vampire–in their namesake city [...]

10 Cities with the Best Free Attractions

Pike Place Market Seattle, Washington © two gypsy hearts Broke ass budget backpackers can even afford these sites. From Seattle to Hong Kong, AOL Travel has a list of cities with attractions priced just right (free!).

Signposting: A Strange To-Do List in Vancouver, Washington

As an appropriate follow-up to our Surviving Suburbia post … from the entrance to a strip mall in Vancouver, WA comes this intriguing sign: © Chris Harley

Photo of the Moment: View from Alki Beach, Seattle

Photo of the Moment: Wild Mountain Goat at Whiskey Bend

Seattle Fishing Couple & Their Two Puppies Rescued From Storm By Cruise Ship

© Princess Cruises via KING 5 TV Seattle couple Christopher Miller and Brandy Meissner sold everything, bought a fishing boat, and were en route to Hawaii with their two dogs to start a commercial fishing business. That didn’t go exactly as planned, and instead of a placidly floating across the Pacific they hit a bit [...]

Photo of the Moment: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington

Photo of the Moment: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington

Signspotting: Ninjas Killed My Father, Seattle

Signspotting: Alien Men’s Room at the Science Fiction Museum, Seattle

Signspotting: Racists, Sexists, Homophobes and A**holes Not Welcome, Seattle

36 Hours in Seattle, Washington

Think Seattle is nothing more than Starbucks and endless rain? Ben Hancock explains why Washington’s largest city is so much more.

Photo of the Moment: Climbing Mount Ranier, Washington

For Rent: Military Base, Slightly Used (Just $495/month)

Larson Air Force base, Washington © Discovery.com Want to play a real life version of Halo? Simply fork out $495US per month, and you could rent parts of a former military base, complete with thousands of feet of connected underground tunnels. The property is the former Larson Air Force base complex, which the government shut [...]

Terra Bite Lounge: Voluntary Pricing Lets Small Eateries Give and Get Back

On its face, Terra Bite Lounge looks like just another coffee shop. The menu features the de rigeur sandwiches and a selection of lattés. Until you look closer and realize that no item on the wall menu has a price mentioned next to it. That’s because this eatery follows a unique and innovative business model [...]