Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
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.
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Seattle, Washington
Orient Express Restaurant
This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
LaCrosse, Washington
Palouse Falls
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Big Sur, California
McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Stevenson, Washington
Beacon Rock
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Astoria, Oregon
Goonie Trails
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
San Francisco, California
Aquatic Park Tombstones
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Seattle, Washington
Blue Moon Tavern
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
Hebron, New Hampshire
Sculptured Rocks
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Antoine’s Restaurant
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Sisters, Oregon
Lost Lake
This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Seattle, Washington
Union Station
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
