Huntsville, Texas
Sam Houston Statue
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Places I've been
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Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Boise, Idaho
A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.
Boise, Idaho
Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.
Boise, Idaho
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Idaho City, Idaho
A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.
Nampa, Idaho
A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Mackay, Idaho
This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Victoria, British Columbia
A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.
Edmonton, Alberta
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.
Whitehorse, Yukon
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.