La Junta, Colorado
Bent's Old Fort
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Places I've been
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La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Flora, Mississippi
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Austin, Texas
Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."
Port Arthur, Texas
Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.
Leesville, Louisiana
The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.