Monte Vista, Colorado
Movie Manor
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.
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Monte Vista, Colorado
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Inyo County, California
Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Glen Rose, Texas
A park home to some unusually large rocks.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.