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This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.

Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.