Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

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

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

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

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.