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

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

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

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

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

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

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.