Wall, South Dakota
Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
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Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Laramie, Wyoming
It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
Denver, Colorado
One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.
Lakeside, Colorado
One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Alcalde, New Mexico
This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.
Redlands, Colorado
For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.
Carbondale, Colorado
Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.
Redstone, Colorado
This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.