Seaside, Oregon
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium
Where Nor'easters go to die.
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Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Renslow, Washington
A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Austin, Nevada
This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.
Nevada City, California
The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Sacramento, California
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Sacramento, California
A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
Sacramento, California
The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.
Folsom, California
This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.
Sacramento, California
A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.
Folsom, California
This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.
Folsom, California
This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.