Hurricane, Utah
Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
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Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.
Hurricane, Utah
An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.
Baker City, Oregon
This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.
Sumpter, Oregon
During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Arco, Idaho
Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.
Brigham City, Utah
Designed in 1887, this clock from the county office clock tower has been restored and is on full display.
Hagerman, Idaho
An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Pendleton, Oregon
A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
North Bonneville, Washington
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Troutdale, Oregon
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Mount Angel, Oregon
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Redmond, Oregon
A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.
Redmond, Oregon
Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.