Boulder City, Nevada
Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
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Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Moab, Utah
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A curious art piece along a lovely biking trail marks several historic floods via a series of colorful poles that represent floodwater heights.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.