If you are into mass destruction, I live near the Hanford Nuclear Site.
If you are into exploration, I live near (right on) the Columbia River - where Lewis and Clark hung out for awhile.
Actually, those two things are intimately related (need water to process plutonium).
Neither results in good picts, really.
I've kayaked down the Hanford Reach a couple of times. Once with a guy who was involved with the cleanup of the nuclear sites, interesting talks from him about the processing plants you can see along the banks. Not allowed to get out of the kayaks (above high water line) 'cause it's all the nuclear reservation.
http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/