Molson, Washington
Okanogan Highland Ghost Towns
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
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Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Spokane, Washington
The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Spokane, Washington
Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Soap Lake, Washington
People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.