Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Bosque Redondo Memorial
A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
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Fort Sumner, New Mexico
A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Grantsville, Utah
A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.
Hill AFB, Utah
The last SR-71 ever constructed.
Ojai, California
Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Topanga, California
Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Ventura, California
Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
Wendover, Utah
This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Spanish Fork, Utah
An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.
Fairview, Utah
A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.