Morenci, Arizona
Morenci Mine
The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.
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Morenci, Arizona
The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Deming, New Mexico
A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.
Paragould, Arkansas
This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.
Norfork, Arkansas
Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
Little Rock, Arkansas
A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.