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.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.