Compton, Arkansas
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Compton, Arkansas
The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.
Jasper, Arkansas
These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
Trinidad, Colorado
A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.
Hanksville, Utah
This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Delta, Utah
A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.
Fallon, Nevada
In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Bedrock, Colorado
A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
Gateway, Colorado
Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Gunnison, Colorado
The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.
Redstone, Colorado
This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.