A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."