Wallace, Idaho
Burke Ghost Town
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
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Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Priest Lake, Idaho
This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.
Coolin, Idaho
Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.
Spokane, Washington
Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.
Spokane, Washington
The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."
Asotin, Washington
The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.
Pullman, Washington
A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.
Garfield, Washington
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Walla Walla, Washington
"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."
Lexington, Oregon
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.
Hermiston, Oregon
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Pendleton, Oregon
A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.
Pendleton, Oregon
The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.
Touchet, Washington
Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Richland, Washington
A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Ellensburg, Washington
An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.
Leavenworth, Washington
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Leavenworth, Washington
The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.