Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Cape Foulweather
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Neskowin, Oregon
Neskowin Ghost Forest
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
McMinnville, Oregon
Erratic Rock State Natural Site
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Stevenson, Washington
Beacon Rock
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Florence, Oregon
Exploding Whale Memorial Park
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Florence, Oregon
Darlingtonia State Natural Site
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Shedd, Oregon
Thompson's Mills
The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.
Dayton, Ohio
The Avrocar
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
California
Eureka Dunes
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Beatty, Nevada
Albert Szukalski's Last Supper
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
Tom Kelly's Bottle House
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Roswell, New Mexico
International UFO Museum and Research Center
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln County Courthouse
The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Capitan, New Mexico
Smokey Bear's Grave
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Madrid, New Mexico
Connie's Photo Park
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Hartford, Connecticut
Coltsville
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
