Cody, Wyoming
Smith Mansion
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Arlington, Virginia
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Pendleton, Oregon
The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.
Astoria, Oregon
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.