Hermiston, Oregon
Umatilla Chemical Depot
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
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Hermiston, Oregon
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
North Bonneville, Washington
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Little Rock, Arkansas
The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.
Arlington, Washington
Memorial commemorating the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Portland, Oregon
Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp’s brother, is among those buried here.
Seaside, Oregon
Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.
Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Benedict, Oregon
The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Mount Angel, Oregon
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Seaside, Oregon
Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Portland, Oregon
Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."
Portland, Oregon
Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.
Guilford Township, Indiana
One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.