La Junta, Colorado
Bent's Old Fort
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
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La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
Clark County, Nevada
This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Gerlach, Nevada
A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.
San Diego, California
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
San Diego, California
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Miami, Oklahoma
This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.