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The "Grand Canyon of Southwestern Idaho" makes a spectacular gash across the flat Snake River plain.

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

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.

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

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

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

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

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

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

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.