Drive guides
Washington drive guides
13 corridors, built from our own map and story data. Each one lists what is actually within a short detour of the road.
Hear this on the drive.
Sal reads these as you pass them, and answers when you ask.
Start a withby drive- SR-520Seattle to Redmond
- I-90Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass
- I-5Everett to Olympia
- I-405Lynnwood to Renton
- SR-522Seattle to Monroe
- SR-167Auburn to Renton
- US-2Everett to Sultan
- SR-18Auburn to Snoqualmie
- SR-203Fall City to Monroe
- I-5Olympia to Portland
- I-5Everett to Vancouver BC
- I-90Snoqualmie Pass to Spokane
- US-2Sultan to Leavenworth
Right now
- Snoqualmie Pass right now
- Stevens Pass right now
- White Pass right now
- Blewett Pass right now
- I-90 floating bridge right now
- SR 520 bridge right now
Sal’s stories
- Sal’s stories — all corridors (79 stories)
- SR-520 stories
- I-90 stories
- I-5 stories
- I-405 stories
- SR-522 stories
- SR-167 stories
- SR-18 stories
- SR-203 stories
Drives, exit by exit
- Seattle to North Bend drive
- North Bend to Seattle drive
- Seattle to Portland drive
- Portland to Seattle drive
- Seattle to Spokane drive
- Spokane to Seattle drive
- Seattle to Leavenworth drive
- Leavenworth to Seattle drive
- Seattle to Vancouver BC drive
- Vancouver BC to Seattle drive
Rest areas by route
More rest areas
- Prosser rest area · I-82
- Selah Creek rest area · I-82
- Elbe rest area · SR 7
- Elma rest area · SR 8
- Chamberlain Lake rest area · SR 14
- Blue Lake rest area · SR 17
- Keller Ferry rest area · SR 21
- Vernita rest area · SR 24
- Dusty rest area · SR 26
- Hatton Coulee rest area · SR 26/US 395
- Quincy Valley rest area · SR 28
- Dismal Nitch rest area · SR 401
- Forest Learning Center rest area · SR 504
- Travelers Rest rest area · SR 906
- Iron Goat rest area · US 2
- Nason Creek rest area · US 2
- Telford rest area · US 2
- Alpowa Summit rest area · US 12
- Bevin Lake rest area · US 12
- Dodge Junction rest area · US 12
- Horn School rest area · US 195
Seasons
- Larch season on I-90
- Fall colour on US-2 and I-90
- Salmon on the way — Issaquah hatchery and Salmon Days
- Leavenworth Christmas lights
- First snow on the passes
Road stories
- Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge: I-90 Across Lake Washington
- Montlake Bridge: Seattle's Gothic Bascule Over the Montlake Cut
- Aubrey Davis Park: The I-90 Lid on Mercer Island
- Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel: I-90's Giant Bore Under Seattle
- Poo Poo Point: Logging Whistles to Paragliders on Tiger Mountain
- Issaquah Depot: An 1889 Railroad Station, Now a Museum
- Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In Site, Gilman Blvd, Issaquah
- The Sunset Highway: Washington's 1915 Road Over Snoqualmie Pass
- Preston, WA: A Raging River Mill Town and Its Park
- Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant: Power Under the Falls
- I-90's Western Terminus: Where the Longest Interstate Begins
- Factoria: The Factory Town at I-90 and I-405 That Never Was
- Issaquah Alps: How Cougar, Squak and Tiger Became 'Alps'
- Mount Si: The Mountain Named for Uncle Si Merritt
- Montlake Cut: The 1916 Canal That Lowered Lake Washington
- Volunteer Park Water Tower: A 1906 Standpipe With a View
- Rainier Vista: The UW View Built for the 1909 World's Fair
- Denny Regrade: How Seattle Washed Denny Hill Into the Bay
- Bothell: From Brackett's Landing to Main Street
- The Slough Race: Outboards on the Sammamish, 1928 to 1976
- UW Bothell's Crows: The 20,000-Bird Roost That Moved Away
- Wilburton Trestle: A 1904 Railroad Trestle Becomes a Trail
- SR 520 Floating Bridge: The World's Longest Floating Bridge
- Ramps to Nowhere: SR 520's Ghost Ramps in the Arboretum
- Meydenbauer Bay: When Bellevue Was a Whaling Port
- Clise Mansion and Willowmoor: The Farm That Became Marymoor Park
- Medina's Ferry Landing: From Car Ferry Terminal to City Hall
- Madison Street: Seattle's Only Street From Salt Water to Fresh
- Bellevue's Strawberry Fields and the Strawberry Festival
- Duvall: The Town That Moved Up the Hill
Hear this on the drive.
Sal reads these as you pass them, and answers when you ask.
Start a withby drive