Places sarahltait Wants to Go

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

Unlike many reclaimed, abandoned mines, this Canadian cave system is still just a dangerous maze.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

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

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.