Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
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Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Astoria, Oregon
You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'
Brookings, Oregon
As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.
Tillamook, Oregon
The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.
Gold Beach, Oregon
This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Beaumont, Texas
This roadside establishment in between Houston and the Louisiana border has the largest alligator in captivity