Rock Springs, Wyoming
Point of Rocks Stagecoach Station
This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.
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Rock Springs, Wyoming
This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.
Vernal, Utah
An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Soda Springs, Idaho
Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.
Granger, Wyoming
Mark Twain once stopped at this rest station during his journey to Nevada.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This bushy bug is one of the unsanctioned public sculptures that have survived in Regina.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This more than a century-old cathedral has seen its fair share of redesigns over the years.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.
Bushell Park, Saskatchewan
A broken man's homemade, seaworthy ship rests in the middle of the Canadian prairie.
Orion, Alberta
Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
British Columbia
A historic ghost town still worth a visit.
Kaslo, British Columbia
The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."
Waterton Park, Alberta
A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.
Cardston, Alberta
One of the largest collections of carriages, buggies, and wagons in the world.
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."
Vulcan County, Alberta
This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.
Alberta
The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.