Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
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Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Vernal, Utah
Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.
Hastings, Nebraska
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
Omaha, Nebraska
A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Kemmerer, Wyoming
One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Austin, Nevada
US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Elbow Cay, Bahamas
In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
Minden, Nebraska
This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.
Sioux City, Iowa
America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Waterford, Pennsylvania
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
Kensington, Kansas
See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.
San Diego, California
Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.
San Diego, California
A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.
San Diego, California
This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.
San Diego, California
This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.