Buford, Wyoming
Tree in the Rock
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
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Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Aladdin, Wyoming
The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Glendive, Montana
This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Menahga, Minnesota
Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Beatty, Nevada
A land of debatable treasure.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.