Lead, South Dakota
Homestake Open Cut
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
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Lead, South Dakota
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.