Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
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Washington, D.C.
Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Boulder City, Nevada
Winged Figures of the Republic
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Virginia City, Nevada
Comstock Cemeteries
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
Beatty, Nevada
Albert Szukalski's Last Supper
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Nashua, Montana
Fort Peck Dam
This record-setting hydraulic dam in the Montana badlands was one of FDR's most ambitious public works.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Philip, South Dakota
Minuteman Missile Visitor Center
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
St. Louis, Missouri
Eros Bendato
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Park City, Utah
I-80 Wildlife Overpass
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Moab, Utah
Upheaval Dome
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Corinne, Utah
The Spiral Jetty
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Saltair
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Post Falls, Idaho
Treaty Rock
A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.
Blackfoot, Idaho
Idaho Potato Museum
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
