Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

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

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

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.