Ogallala, Nebraska
Crystal Palace Cowboy Revue
Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.
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Ogallala, Nebraska
Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Bartlett, Nebraska
This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Gering, Nebraska
From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.
Scotia, Nebraska
After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest producer of embroidered Western wear.
Denver, Colorado
A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.
Denver, Colorado
In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.
Denver, Colorado
These murals from the 1920s beautifully depict America’s industrial age.
Denver, Colorado
A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
Phoenix, Arizona
The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.
Tempe, Arizona
A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.
Tempe, Arizona
Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.
Scottsdale, Arizona
An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.
Guadalajara, Mexico
One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This concrete amphitheater offers an unforgettable view of one of Mexico's most beautiful canyons.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.