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A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

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

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.