The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

This Great Plains museum pays tribute to both the prosperity and tragedy of the North American fur trade.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

"May the force be with you always."

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.