El Paso, Texas
John Wesley Hardin's Grave
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
Places I've been
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El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Sunspot, New Mexico
High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.
Scenic, South Dakota
The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.
Creston, South Dakota
A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.
Pierre, South Dakota
A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
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.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Great Falls, Montana
The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Columbus, New Mexico
This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.
Columbus, New Mexico
Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.
Deming, New Mexico
A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.