Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.