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Oatman, Arizona
Oatman
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
35.0264, -114.3835
San Bernardino County, California
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
35.5568, -115.4703
Searchlight, Nevada
Oakland Group Mine
Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.
35.4773, -114.8845
Santa Claus, Arizona
Emerald Isle Mine
This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.
35.3342, -114.2177
Granite, Oregon
Cougar (Independence) Stamp Mill
A glimpse of mining history just beyond the tree line.
44.8481, -118.4028
Marble Canyon, Arizona
The Wave
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
36.9961, -112.0061
Virginia City, Nevada
Comstock Cemeteries
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
39.3158, -119.6418
Healy, Alaska
Suntrana Canyon
This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.
63.8619, -148.8700
Tacoma, Washington
Fireboat No. 1
This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.
47.2823, -122.4806
Renslow, Washington
Wild Horse Wind Farm
A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.
47.0125, -120.2018
Quinault, Washington
Quinault Giant Sitka Spruce
Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.
47.4780, -123.8298
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Union Station
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
47.2459, -122.4363
Forks, Washington
Kalaloch Big Cedar
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
47.6749, -124.3916
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
47.5948, -120.6623
Copalis Crossing, Washington
Ghost Forest of Copalis
This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.
47.1265, -124.1629
North Bend, Washington
Twede's Cafe
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
47.4952, -121.7869
Frisco, Utah
Frisco Ghost Town
Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.
38.4564, -113.2589
Green River, Utah
Goblin Valley State Park
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
38.5641, -110.7048
Leeds, Utah
Silver Reef
A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.
37.2531, -113.3673
Delta Junction, Alaska
Castner Glacier Ice Cave
An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
63.4036, -145.6991
Seward, Alaska
Iditarod Mile 0 Marker
The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.
60.1016, -149.4357
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chatanika Gold Dredge #3
A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.
65.1142, -147.5068
Fairbanks, Alaska
Lend-Lease Monument
This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
64.8452, -147.7168
Anchorage, Alaska
The Seward Highway
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
61.2176, -149.8265
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