The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.