Casper, Wyoming
Independence Rock
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Buford, Wyoming
Tree in the Rock
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Register Cliff
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Green River, Wyoming
Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport
This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.
Buford, Wyoming
Buford, Wyoming: Population 0
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Isa Lake
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Lone Star Geyser
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Edwin Carter Museum
A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
Parachute, Colorado
Rulison Nuclear Test Site
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Rangely, Colorado
The TANK Center For Sonic Arts
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Denver, Colorado
Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Center, Colorado
UFO Watchtower
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Dolores, Colorado
Canyons of the Ancients
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Permanently Closed
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
Ruins of Prairie Peace Park
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Taylor, Nebraska
The Villagers
This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.
Beatrice, Nebraska
Homestead National Monument
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
Chadron, Nebraska
Nebraska National Forest
America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.
Harrison, Nebraska
Fort Robinson State Park
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
