Laramie, Wyoming
Matthew Shepard Memorial Bench
It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
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Laramie, Wyoming
It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
Boundary County, Idaho
Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.
Saint Maries, Idaho
Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.
Saint Charles, Idaho
Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.
Mullan, Idaho
A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.Â
Douglas, Arizona
Dozens of elaborate works of automotive art have been preserved at this Arizona museum.
Tucson, Arizona
Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.
Tucson, Arizona
This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.
Tucson, Arizona
A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”
Tucson, Arizona
One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.
Tucson, Arizona
A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.
Tucson, Arizona
This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Tombstone, Arizona
This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Silver City, New Mexico
A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Ramah, New Mexico
A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.