This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.