Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

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

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

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

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.