Hill City, South Dakota
Museum at Black Hills Institute
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
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Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Population: 1.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Valle, Arizona
An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.