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A volcanic core jutting above the plain between the Snake and Boise Rivers, a marker identifies the reference point for all U.S. Government Surveys in Idaho.

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

Two geologically young and nearly circular volcanic subsidence craters, each about a half-mile in diameter, abruptly break the nearly featureless Snake River Plain.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway. 

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

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

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

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

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.