In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.