Denver, Colorado
Jack Swigert Statue
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
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Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Reno, Nevada
This lucky stone from Ireland is embedded on the corner of a Reno casino to grant luck
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
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.
Virginia City, Nevada
St. Mary in the Mountains is the oldest active Catholic church in Nevada
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Fountain Hills, Arizona
An ambitious developer built what was once the world's tallest fountain in a Phoenix suburb.
Carefree, Arizona
Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Missouri Valley, Iowa
Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.
Sioux City, Iowa
This collection of shrines features large statues of Jesus and Mary, plus views of Sioux City.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Vermillion, South Dakota
Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Ames, Iowa
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.