Seaside, Oregon
Elsie Cemetery
This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.
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Seaside, Oregon
This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.
Longview, Washington
This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
Portland, Oregon
Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.
Portland, Oregon
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Salem, Oregon
This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.
McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Park City, Utah
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
St Regis, Montana
Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.