This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

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

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

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

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.