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The Face on the Barroom Floor

Central City, Colorado

The Face on the Barroom Floor

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Keeper of the Plains, by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin

Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

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

Cosmosphere.

Hutchinson, Kansas

Cosmosphere

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

 The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Cheesman Park.

Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Two mile-high markers.

Denver, Colorado

Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol

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

The Molly Brown House in winter

Denver, Colorado

'Unsinkable' Molly Brown House

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Casa Bonita's Lagoon

Lakewood, Colorado

Casa Bonita

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Merry Go Round carousel

Lakeside, Colorado

Lakeside Amusement Park

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Vintage steam trains that still run through a pre-Civil War tunnel

Walnut Street Bridge

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Walnut Street Bridge

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The Choo Choo sign at night

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

The Rainbow Hall

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Rock City

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Ruby Falls.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ruby Falls

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Climbing the Lookout Mountain Incline.

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A bronze statue of Little Debbie.

Collegedale, Tennessee

Little Debbie Park

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.

Going-to-the-Sun Road

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Ptarmigan Tunnel

West Glacier, Montana

Ptarmigan Tunnel

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

From the pier on the south end.

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The most photographed barn.

Moose, Wyoming

T. A. Moulton Barn

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

Isa Lake

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Isa Lake

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Lone Star Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

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