Wall, South Dakota
Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
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Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."
Bar Nunn, Wyoming
A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.