Eagle, Wisconsin
Brady's Rocks
These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.
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Eagle, Wisconsin
These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.
Whitewater, Wisconsin
A glacial erratic in the shape of a foot rests in the woods of a restored oak savanna prairie.
Scottsdale, Arizona
A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Gallup, New Mexico
John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.
Chiriaco Summit, California
A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Alamosa, Colorado
A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.
Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Glen Rose, Texas
This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.
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.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Payson, Arizona
The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.
Hinsdale County, Colorado
Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.