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The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

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

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.