Worden, Montana
Pompey's Pillar
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
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Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Cody, Wyoming
Cabins once lived in by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are featured at this Old West living history museum.
Cody, Wyoming
At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.
Wilson, Wyoming
This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Hanksville, Utah
This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Virginia City, Nevada
What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Virginia City, Nevada
The oldest hotel in Nevada.
Mound House, Nevada
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Lone Pine, California
This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
Boulder City, Nevada
An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.