Colorado Springs, Colorado
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Last Chance, Colorado
Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Douglas, Wyoming
A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Harrison, Nebraska
Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.
Harrison, Nebraska
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
Chadron, Nebraska
America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.
Ogallala, Nebraska
A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.
Brookville, Kansas
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Salina, Kansas
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Granada, Colorado
The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.
Caerphilly, Wales
This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Klamath, California
This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.
Crescent, Oregon
This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Brandon, Colorado
The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.