Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
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Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Winnemucca, Nevada
Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Winnemucca, Nevada
This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.
Winnemucca, Nevada
It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Fallon, Nevada
Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.
Ely, Nevada
Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Gabbs, Nevada
The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.
Tonopah, Nevada
Take in the beauty of the Milky Way at one of the best sites for stargazing in Nevada—a state with some tough competition.
Manhattan, Nevada
The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."
Virginia City, Nevada
A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Incline Village, Nevada
This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Truckee, California
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Hinckley, Utah
A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Boulder City, Nevada
See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.