Anacortes, Washington
La Merced Breakwater - Overgrown Ship Hulk
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
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Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Ashford, Washington
Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Portland, Oregon
The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Kerby, Oregon
An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.
Gasquet, California
A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Little River, California
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Bodega Bay, California
A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Davenport, California
Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Del Monte Forest, California
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
Redwood City, California
A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.