One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

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

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.