Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.