Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

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

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

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

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.