Trinidad, Colorado
Steam Engine 638
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
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Trinidad, Colorado
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
Glorieta, New Mexico
The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Sappington, Missouri
Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Damascus, Arkansas
This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.
Little Rock, Arkansas
A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Earle, Arkansas
The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.