Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Places I've been
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Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
York, Nebraska
Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Savannah, Georgia
The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.
Savannah, Georgia
A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.
Townsend, Georgia
Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Savannah, Georgia
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.