Bannack State Park
Montana's first territorial capital and site of the state's first major gold discovery in 1862.
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🏘️ Towns and Settlements
Boomtowns, ghost towns, and communities that endured.
Barkerville Historic Town
An 1862 shaft sunk below Richfield Canyon on Williams Creek struck gold deeper than any dug before it, and the camp that grew up around the strike is now a…
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
One of the most complete and well-preserved examples of Pacific Northwest pioneer life.
Fort Steele Heritage Town
Former North West Mounted Police post and boom town that became a preserved heritage site representing law enforcement and settlement in the Canadian Rockies
Historic Port Townsend - Victorian Seaport
In the 1880s, Port Townsend bet everything on becoming the West Coast's greatest railroad terminus.
Jacksonville Historic District
One of the Pacific Northwest's best-preserved Gold Rush towns, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Pioneer Square - Klondike Gold Rush
The heart of Seattle's transformation during the Klondike Gold Rush. When the steamship Portland arrived on July 17, 1897, with its "ton of gold," Seattle…
Port Gamble Historic Town
From 1853 to 1995, this New England-style lumber town operated America's longest-running sawmill (142 years), shipping Puget Sound timber worldwide while…
Port Madison
Vanished 19th-century mill town on north Bainbridge Island where George Meigs ran one of Puget Sound's great sawmills, and where settlers renamed Slaughter…
Shasta State Historic Park
Once known as the "Queen City" of California's northern mining district, this preserved Gold Rush town was a major supply center for miners and mountain…
Underground Seattle
Buried sidewalks and storefronts beneath Pioneer Square, created when Seattle raised its streets a full story after the Great Fire of 1889 — abandoned,…
Virginia City Historic District
Montana's territorial capital from 1865 to 1875 and one of the best-preserved gold rush towns in the American West.
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Natural Wonders
Gorges, peaks, caves, and coastlines shaped over millennia.
Culture and Community
Theaters, markets, gathering places, and living traditions.
Indigenous Heritage
First Peoples’ homelands, villages, and sacred places.
Military and Conflict
Forts, batteries, and battlefields guarding the Northwest.
Industry and Agriculture
Mills, mines, dams, and farms that built the region.
Aviation and Transportation
Airfields, railways, and the routes that connected the West.
Landmarks and Memorials
Monuments, towers, and places of remembrance.
Maritime
Lighthouses, ferries, shipyards, and the working waterfront.