High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

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

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.