Washington Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

by Harriet Baskas

Overview

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Evergreen State has to offer!Whether you're a born-and-raised Washingtonian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Washington Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Harriet Baskas takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Evergreen State.Pay your respects to the man considered the greatest martial artist on (and off) the big screen; the musician who wanted to know, "Are you experienced?"; and a grunge icon immortalized in an Aberdeen muffler shop.Participate in a celebration of slimy slugs, or a festival in honor of the low-calorie, high-protein lentil.Visit a seventeen-foot-tall neighborhood troll under a bridge, snack on a three-quarter-ton cherry pie, or slide down the handle of the world's largest Radio Flyer wagon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762761197
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/12/2011
Series:	Curiosities Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,013,089
Product dimensions:	8.82(w) x 5.96(h) x 0.87(d)

About the Author

Harriet Baskas is a writer and an award-winning radio producer. She reviews airports for Expedia.com and is a regular travel columnist for USATODAY.com, writing about airports and travel etiquette.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsIntroductionSeattlePuget SoundOlympic Peninsula and CoastNorth and NorthwestSouth and SouthwestEastern Washington