Travel reporter John Bartell visits abandoned mining camps, desert towns, and forgotten landmarks that once played key roles in the state’s history.

The Astoria Column offers panoramic views stretching eight miles to the Pacific and six miles across the Columbia River into Washington.

Snoqualmie and North Bend are are known for their dramatic scenery, but fans of the '90s show know them as the backdrop for the David Lynch classic series.

Forks, Washington, a city known for near-constant rain, has rebuilt its identity through tourism driven by the "Twilight" ...

Treehouse Point in Fall City is one of those places that showcases Washington's beauty. John Bartell takes us to the seemingly magical forest getaway.

Just outside Kings Canyon National Park, the growls of wild cats echo from a hillside sanctuary in the small town of Dunlap. Those sounds come from Project Survival Cat Haven, a 93-acre wild cat ...

PILOT HILL, Calif. — On a back road in Pilot Hill, California, overlooking Folsom Lake, there’s a sanctuary where women and wolves heal together. As the sound of howling echoes through the hills, it’s ...

California’s backroads are home to some of the state’s most unusual museums, and Bartell’s Backroads host John Bartell is setting out to explore them.

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — If there’s one place to “go nuts over nuts,” it’s the Nutcracker Museum in the Bavarian-style village of Leavenworth, WA. The alpine horns, murals and music that fill the town set ...

From the Eastern Sierra to Oregon, Bartell's Backroads tours iconic hot springs and geysers Travel reporter John Bartell takes viewers on a scenic journey through some of his favorite hot springs and ...

Gigantic tethered helium balloon offers free rides high above Orange County at historic Marine Corps air base-turned-park.