Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

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

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

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.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.