Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

The world's longest known cave system.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.