Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

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

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.