Buford, Wyoming
Tree in the Rock
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
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Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
London, England
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
London, England
The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.