Places meltingknight Wants to Go

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.