Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.

A museum displaying an impressive collection of pre-contact Makah artifacts.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.