Telluride, Colorado
Mahr Building
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
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Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Pie Town, New Mexico
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
Freeport, Texas
This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.
Conroe, Texas
The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.
Marfa, Texas
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
Austin, Texas
Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
Durango, Colorado
A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.
Durango, Colorado
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.