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University of Florida Bat Houses

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Bat Houses

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

29.6454, -82.3457

Added by Mom0ja

Government Camp, Oregon

Timberline Lodge

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel...

45.3311, -121.7100

Added by canuck

Mount Hood

Mount Hood, Oregon

Mount Hood

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

45.5381, -121.5672

Added by thomasharper

Silent Rock

Rhododendron, Oregon

Silent Rock

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

45.3070, -121.8307

Seaside, Oregon

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

45.9372, -124.0188

Added by littlebrumble

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Twin Rocks

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

45.5974, -123.9597

Added by canuck

Nehalem, Oregon

Neahkahnie Mountain

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

45.7470, -123.9550

Added by canuck

The salmon swimming through the building.

Portland, Oregon

Transcendence

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

45.5180, -122.6824

Added by Erin Everywhere

Paul Bunyan Statue

Portland, Oregon

Paul Bunyan Statue

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

45.5840, -122.6866

Added by lepainperdu

Antler chandelier plus interior of restaurant

Camp 18 Restaurant

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

45.8862, -123.6151

Added by lewblank

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

45.9031, -123.9610

Added by samreeve

Skamania, Washington

The Ape Cave

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

46.0858, -122.0069

Added by meganmichelle

Ape Canyon

Cougar, Washington

Ape Canyon

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

46.1968, -122.1287

Added by EricGrundhauser

Clan house at Totem Bight

Ketchikan, Alaska

Totem Bight State Historical Park

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

55.4201, -131.7725

Added by littlebrumble

Potlatch Totem Park welcomes visitors from as far away as around the world, or next door

Ketchikan, Alaska

Potlatch Totem Park

One half of dueling educational centers dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

55.4202, -131.7705

Added by FoodieVic

Tlingit Indians wearing their regalia, Chilkat Indian village, Klukwan.

Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center

The cultural center preserves the history of the native tribe that's lived in this Alaskan village for over 10,000 years.

59.3985, -135.8949

Added by Jake Uitti

Slide Cemetery

Skagway, Alaska

The Slide Cemetery

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

59.5042, -135.3608

Added by debthomson

The Golden North Hotel

Skagway, Alaska

The Golden North Hotel

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

59.4543, -135.3178

Added by kjmoore12

The White Pass Railroad and Yukon Railroad

Skagway, Alaska

White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

59.4533, -135.3181

Added by audreykate

Main Chapel

Shrine of Saint Thérèse

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

58.4717, -134.7847

Added by Pandoras Guard

Mendenhall Glacier and Lake, and Nugget Falls, Tongass National Forest

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

58.4337, -134.5539

Wizard of Oz in metal.

Wizard of Oz Metal Statues

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

58.3548, -134.4928

Added by Jake Uitti

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

47.6462, -122.3337

Added by mirandaray

Seattle, Washington

Blue Moon Tavern

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

47.6615, -122.3199

Added by crackdogx

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