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Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of Bad Art
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
42.3222, -71.0621
Fruita, Colorado
'Mike the Headless Chicken' Sculpture
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.
39.1587, -108.7326
Boulder, Colorado
Valmont Butte
This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.
40.0308, -105.2117
Parachute, Colorado
Rulison Nuclear Test Site
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
39.4053, -107.9485
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Emma Crawford Coffin Race
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
38.8577, -104.9031
Arvada, Colorado
Cold War Horse
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
39.8541, -105.1853
Nederland, Colorado
Carousel of Happiness
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
39.9598, -105.5095
Denver, Colorado
Enchanted Hart Haus
A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.
39.7391, -104.8991
Pueblo, Colorado
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.
38.2789, -104.6238
Denver, Colorado
History Colorado Center
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
39.7358, -104.9867
Evergreen, Colorado
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
39.5883, -105.6438
Carbondale, Colorado
Penny Hot Springs
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
39.2318, -107.2272
Durango, Colorado
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
37.2691, -107.8825
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Rainbow Falls
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
38.8681, -104.9242
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
38.8784, -104.8698
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
52.5147, 13.3491
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
52.5076, 13.3336
Berlin, Germany
The 'Hand with Watch' Sculpture
Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.
52.5194, 13.3394
Berlin, Germany
Denkzeichen Georg Elser
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
52.5125, 13.3827
Berlin, Germany
Badeschiff
Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.
52.4979, 13.4538
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
52.5139, 13.3789
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