The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

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

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.