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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

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

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

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.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.