A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

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

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

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

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

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

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

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

Always a new use for this old building.

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

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.