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A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Mine your own precious stones.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

Founded in 1873 to support the needs of the gold mines flourishing nearby, this is the last water-powered foundry in the United States.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.