Hume, California
General Grant
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
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Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Virginia City, Nevada
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
Baker, Nevada
A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Fallon, Nevada
This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.
Fallon, Nevada
A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Lamar, Colorado
Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.
La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Kingman, Kansas
This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.