Gallatin, Missouri
Adam-ondi-Ahman
A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.
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Gallatin, Missouri
A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.
Weston, Missouri
The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.
Carthage, Missouri
An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Topeka, Kansas
See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.
West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Liberal, Kansas
A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Glorieta, New Mexico
The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Goodyear, Arizona
This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Prescott, Arizona
Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Parker, Arizona
This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.
Morenci, Arizona
The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Tucson, Arizona
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.