The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

Storage units with a wartime past.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

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

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.