Cave B Inn at Sagecliffe

Content to let the Californian vineyards steal the international limelight, the wide-open country of central Washington isn't where you'd first think to look for fine wines. Cave B Inn at Sagecliffe, then, is a bit of a secret. One that's hard to keep.

The hotel's stone buildings peer into the Columbia River from 900 ft. above the rocky outcrops and scattered farms. Rooms and self-contained Cliffehouses use floor to ceiling windows to ensure you'll find yourself standing agape at the view at least once.

The rich soils and fresh water of central Washington provide sustainable farmland for the abundance of local organic producers. Chefs at the on-site Tendrils Restaurant create seasonal dishes from this wealth of natural ingredients and humanely raised meat.

Wine tasting tours and rafting trips take you throughout the region's canyon sliced landscape, where the opportunity for spectacular photographs have induced many an itchy shutter finger.