Torrey, Utah
Factory Butte
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
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Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Chickasha, Oklahoma
A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.
Anniston, Alabama
What better place to take a seat?
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Staunton, Virginia
The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Chillicothe, Ohio
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Hartbeespoort, South Africa
It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."