A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.

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

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

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

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

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

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.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

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

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

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

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

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

A poet’s rustic cabin, rescued from demolition and tucked into Rock Creek’s greenery

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.