Seaside, Oregon
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium
Where Nor'easters go to die.
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Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Haines, Alaska
The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Juneau, Alaska
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Juneau, Alaska
On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
Seattle, Washington
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Miami, Florida
The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
Key Biscayne, Florida
It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.
Opa-locka, Florida
America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.