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UNESCO World Heritage Site- Churches and Convents of Goa

The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms ...

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The Superior Ranger District

In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt created the Lolo Forest Reserve and tasked the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with overseeing and managing the vast expanse. Each ranger oversaw somewhere between a half million and a million acres of forest land. Given such ...

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Pardee and Iron Mountain

In 1888, miners discovered rich gold and silver deposits in the gulches surrounding Flat Creek north of Superior. A small town sprung up there and took the name of an early mine owner and investor, J. K. Pardee. He called ...

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The Milwaukee Road- Mineral County

In 1906, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (known as the Milwaukee Road) began building a line meant to be shorter and faster than any of its competitors. Unlike its rival transcontinental lines, the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, ...

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Glacial Lake Missoula and the Ice Age Floods

Under the summer sun, Mineral County can be hot and dry. The snow disappears from all except the loftiest peaks, and only the most moisture-laden storms bring rain to the ground. In times of drought, the lack of moisture is ...

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De Borgia Cemetery

The De Borgia Cemetery has served its community for over 100 years. Local businesses and citizens continue to care for the memorials and graves, mindful that the cemetery is a tribute to De Borgia as well as to the individuals ...

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Cedar Creek Stampede

NOTICE: Access to this site may be via narrow dirt or gravel roads with few turnarounds.

NOTICE: Cell service may be limited or nonexistent in the area of this site.

Louis Barrette rode through snow and ice towards Frenchtown in ...

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Cantonment Jordan

In June 1859, Captain John Mullan set out with 100 men. The United States government wanted a military road built through some of the wildest, untamed country in the West. Mullan led the effort to build a road connecting Walla ...

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UNESCO World Heritage Site- City of Potosí

In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial monuments of the Cerro Rico, where water is ...

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Crater Lake Lodge

Crater Lake Lodge was renovated in the 1990s but first opened in 1915. Located here is the Great Hall and history exhibits.

Crater Lake Lodge was built to encourage tourism to Crater Lake National Park and southwestern Oregon. It opened to ...

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