Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
World's Largest Beaver Dam
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Bankhead, Alberta
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Cornville, Arizona
Outsider Art Community.
Arizona
This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Baker, Nevada
A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Spanish Fork, Utah
An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.
Veyo, Utah
A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Spanish Fork, Utah
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Tonopah, Nevada
The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.