Rapid City, South Dakota
Depression Era Dinosaur Park
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.