Laguna Beach, California
Victoria Beach's Pirate Tower
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
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Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Los Angeles, California
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Vashon, Washington
Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.
Leavenworth, Washington
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Oregon
Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Fort Rock, Oregon
A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.