Toppenish, Washington
Toppenish Murals
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
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Toppenish, Washington
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Astoria, Oregon
This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Prineville, Oregon
This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
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.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.