Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

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

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

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

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

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

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

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

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