Spokane County Courthouse is one of the city's most distinctive buildings, a red-brick and sandstone landmark with turrets, arches and steep roofs that look more like a French chateau than a county office. It was completed in the 1890s, when Spokane was spending mining and railroad money on architecture with real civic swagger.
The building is still an active courthouse, so most visitors see it from the outside rather than treating it as a museum. That is enough: the best view is from the surrounding lawns and nearby streets, where the tower and roofline stand out against the modern city. It pairs well with a walk through Browne's Addition or along the river gorge.