Huntsville, Utah
Shooting Star Saloon
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
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Huntsville, Utah
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Cougar, Washington
See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.
Phoenix, Arizona
A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Chandler, Arizona
Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
Scottsdale, Arizona
The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.
Phoenix, Arizona
A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Irving, Texas
Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Fort Worth, Texas
The world's second-longest burning light bulb.
Sayulita, Mexico
This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."
Sanibel, Florida
In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.
Fort Myers, Florida
A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
Captiva, Florida
This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.
Sanibel, Florida
Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.
Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.