Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

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A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.