Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The magic's in the hole!

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.