One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

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

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

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

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

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

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

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."