Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
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Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Deadwood, South Dakota
Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.
Baker, Montana
This six-building complex is the home of the world's largest steer.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Wallace, Idaho
This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.
Wallace, Idaho
After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Wallace, Idaho
This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Wendover, Utah
A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.
Park City, Utah
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.
Wendover, Utah
Almost all that remains of a town dedicated to supporting the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.