Jerome, Arizona
Jerome's Sliding Jail
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
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Jerome, Arizona
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Twin Falls, Idaho
The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
McGill, Nevada
A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.
Old Station, California
A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Virginia City, Nevada
What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Panaca, Nevada
Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.
Pioche, Nevada
Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.
Hurricane, Utah
An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.