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Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

A diorama lover's dream world.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.