A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.