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Butte, Montana

The Berkeley Pit

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
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West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
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West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
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Coulee City, Washington

Dry Falls

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
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Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
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Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Forks, Washington

Hall of Mosses

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
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La Push, Washington

Rialto Beach Tree Graveyard

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
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Forks, Washington

Second Beach

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
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Forks, Washington

Forks Timber Museum

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
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Aberdeen, Washington

Kurt Cobain Memorial Park

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
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Elma, Washington

Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
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Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
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Longview, Washington

Nutty Narrows Bridge

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
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Portland, Oregon

The Vacuum Cleaner Museum

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
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Portland, Oregon

Portlandia

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
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Portland, Oregon

Mill Ends Park

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
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Portland, Oregon

The Witch's Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
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Yachats, Oregon

Thor's Well

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Florence, Oregon

Sea Lion Caves

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
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Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
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Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
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