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Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Bizarre Cavern.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.