Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

A small, fascinating fire museum hidden in plain sight in an administrative building.

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

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.