Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Learn all about this iconic air rifle without putting an eye out.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.

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

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

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

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".