Bannack State Park
Montana's first territorial capital and site of the state's first major gold discovery in 1862.
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Bowerman Airport & Lana's Cafe
A Port of Grays Harbor airport on the Washington coast with a 5,000-foot runway, Bowerman Field began as a World War II military landing strip and was…
Crater Lake National Park
Formed by the collapse of Mount Mazama around 7,700 years ago, Crater Lake is one of the most pristine and deepest lakes in the world.
Fay Bainbridge Park
A significant cultural landscape representing over 10,000 years of Suquamish tribal heritage and the intersection of indigenous history with Pacific…
Fort Casey
Thirty-four guns, or thirty-five — the published counts disagree by one.
Hanford: The Secret City That Changed the World
The birthplace of the atomic age: a 586-square-mile secret city where 51,000 workers produced plutonium for the bombs that ended World War II, most never…
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Nine ways into the region’s history
Natural Wonders
Gorges, peaks, caves, and coastlines shaped over millennia.
15 placesCulture and Community
Theaters, markets, gathering places, and living traditions.
15 placesIndigenous Heritage
First Peoples’ homelands, villages, and sacred places.
12 placesTowns and Settlements
Boomtowns, ghost towns, and communities that endured.
12 placesMilitary and Conflict
Forts, batteries, and battlefields guarding the Northwest.
8 placesIndustry and Agriculture
Mills, mines, dams, and farms that built the region.
10 placesAviation and Transportation
Airfields, railways, and the routes that connected the West.
8 placesLandmarks and Memorials
Monuments, towers, and places of remembrance.
8 placesMaritime
Lighthouses, ferries, shipyards, and the working waterfront.
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