An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

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

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

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

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

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