The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

Mine your own precious stones.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

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

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."