Banff, Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
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Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Renton, Washington
The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.
Seattle, Washington
Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.