Forks, Washington
John's Beachcombing Museum
One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.
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Forks, Washington
One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Quinault, Washington
Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Astoria, Oregon
You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Silverton, Oregon
The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
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.
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Rhododendron, Oregon
According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Maupin, Oregon
An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.
Dufur, Oregon
The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.