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Baker, Montana
O'Fallon Historical Museum
This six-building complex is the home of the world's largest steer.
46.3602, -104.2758
Kemmerer, Wyoming
JCPenney Mother Store
One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.
41.7951, -110.5382
Pocatello, Idaho
Museum of Clean
A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.
42.8602, -112.4413
Cañon City, Colorado
Prospect Heights Jail
This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.
38.4265, -105.2374
Montrose, Colorado
Museum of the Mountain West
An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.
38.4881, -107.8137
Wallace, Idaho
North Idaho Trading Company
This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.
47.4714, -115.9252
Wallace, Idaho
Center of the Universe Manhole
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
47.4716, -115.9239
Granger, Washington
Hisey Dinosaur Park
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
46.3399, -120.1956
Toppenish, Washington
Toppenish Murals
Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.
46.3758, -120.3111
Zillah, Washington
Teapot Dome Service Station
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
46.4047, -120.2694
Corbett, Oregon
Vista House at Crown Point
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
45.5396, -122.2443
North Bonneville, Washington
Bonneville Lock & Dam
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
45.6447, -121.9406
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
45.6775, -120.8648
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
Three Island Crossing State Park
At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
42.9442, -115.3180
Hagerman, Idaho
Hagerman Fossil Beds
An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
42.8319, -114.8921
Jerome, Idaho
Minidoka National Historic Site
During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.
42.6802, -114.2454
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls Waterfall
One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.
42.5877, -114.3548
Kimberly, Idaho
Shoshone Falls
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
42.5922, -114.3985
Twin Falls, Idaho
I. B. Perrine Bridge
The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.
42.6009, -114.4534
Twin Falls, Idaho
Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump Site
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
42.5971, -114.4229
Buford, Wyoming
Ames Brothers Pyramid
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
41.1306, -105.3960
Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
41.2369, -105.4363
Rawlins, Wyoming
Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
41.7924, -107.2421
Powell, Wyoming
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.
44.6704, -108.9414
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