This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

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

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

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Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

An environmental art installation inspired by farmhouses and crop circles.

See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The site of a minor battle might have been forgotten if not for one participant’s famous family and the death of a respected warrior.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.