Calhan, Colorado
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
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Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Cimarron, New Mexico
An unconventional monument to one of America's largest landowners.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Manama, Bahrain
Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.
Fayetteville, New York
Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
Memphis, Tennessee
This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.
Memphis, Tennessee
The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.