The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

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

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.