At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.