The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.