Boulder City, Nevada
Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Alamo, Nevada
If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
Inyo County, California
A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Hume, California
This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.
Whitney Portal, California
The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
El Paso, Texas
This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Buras, Louisiana
The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Golconda, Nevada
A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Great Falls, Montana
"Polynesia on the Plains."
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.