The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.