These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.