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This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.