Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
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Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
New York, New York
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
New York, New York
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
New York, New York
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
Key Biscayne, Florida
It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.