A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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