Hermosa, South Dakota
Spokane Ghost Town
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
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Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Lemmon, South Dakota
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Garretson, South Dakota
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
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
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Cathedral City, California
Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.
El Mirage, California
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Malibu, California
The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.
San Francisco, California
Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.
Versailles, Ohio
The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Santa Ysabel, California
Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
Berkeley, California
This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.