Kearney, Missouri
Watkins Woolen Mill
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
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Kearney, Missouri
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Round Spring, Missouri
An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.
Eminence, Missouri
A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.
Elm Creek, Kansas
One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Lincoln, Nebraska
This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
Townsend, Tennessee
This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.
Corinne, Utah
Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
Tobermory, Ontario
Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Story City, Iowa
This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Alcova, Wyoming
A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.