Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Places I've been
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Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Bowman, North Dakota
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Lead, South Dakota
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Buford, Wyoming
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Weskan, Kansas
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.