Places Caroline Thrift Wants to Go

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.