Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Depression Era Dinosaur Park
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Tacoma, Washington
Bridge of Glass
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
Tacoma, Washington
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cathedral of Learning
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Joshua Tree, California
Institute of Mentalphysics
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Los Angeles, California
Samuel Freeman House
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Guoliang, China
Guoliang Tunnel
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Xian Shi, China
Xi'an City Walls
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
Permanently Closed
Orlando, Florida
Discovery Island
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Permanently Closed
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
River Country
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
