Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

Built in 1859, this eagle-topped archway marks the entrance to Brigham Young’s property.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

This archaeological dig site and museum is home to one of the largest dinosaur fossil collections in the world.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.