Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.