San Francisco, California
Albion Castle
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
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San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
Diomede, Alaska
Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.
Haines, Alaska
A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.
Anchorage, Alaska
A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Aleutians West, Alaska
The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
North Pole, Alaska
An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.
Tillamook, Oregon
Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.
Portland, Oregon
This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.
Mitchell, Oregon
Make it an offering.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.
Williams, Oregon
A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.
Gold Beach, Oregon
This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.