A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This is one really big nut.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.