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Garfield, Washington

Elberton Ghost Town

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
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Bellingham, Washington

Rock Rings

The cardinal directions, set in stone.
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West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
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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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Libby, Montana

Asbestos Town — Libby, Montana

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.
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Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
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Hillsboro, Oregon

Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
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Corbett, Oregon

Multnomah Falls

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
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Cougar, Washington

The Ape Cave

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
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Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
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Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth's Bavarian Village

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
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Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

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

Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Lexington, Oregon

The Duplicative Forest

permanently closed
Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.
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Quincy, Washington

Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Vantage, Washington

Ginkgo Petrified Forest

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Added by njungck
Hermiston, Oregon

Umatilla Chemical Depot

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
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Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

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

Freeway Park

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
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Seattle, Washington

Smith Tower Penthouse

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Added by S Lee
Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
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Coulee City, Washington

Dry Falls

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
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