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Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.