Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.