Leavenworth, Washington
Wellington Avalanche Site
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
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Leavenworth, Washington
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Coulee City, Washington
A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.
Asotin, Washington
The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.
Goldendale, Washington
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Touchet, Washington
Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
Garfield, Washington
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Seattle, Washington
This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Seattle, Washington
Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.