Places phildzielski Wants to Go

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

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

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

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

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

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

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

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

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

"May the force be with you always."

This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.