Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

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

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

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

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.