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

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.