Leadville, Colorado
The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon
This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.
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Leadville, Colorado
This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.
Grand Junction, Colorado
This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.
Mack, Colorado
This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.
Hanksville, Utah
This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Population: 1.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Salt Lake City, Utah
In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Austin, Nevada
US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Tulare County, California
The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
La Habra Heights, California
About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.
El Mirage, California
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.