One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

An ideal location for plane spotting in British Columbia.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

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

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

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

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

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.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.