Moapa Valley, Nevada
Mouse's Tank
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
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Moapa Valley, Nevada
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Kanab, Utah
Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Kanab, Utah
Not your typical pet cemetery.
Junction City, Kansas
A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
WaKeeney, Kansas
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."
Wilson, Kansas
A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.
Philipsburg, Montana
A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.