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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.

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 lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway. 

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.

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

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

Kakadu National Park is known for its stunning beauty and its rock art, which represents the longest historical records of any continuous civilization on Earth.

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.