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Interstate 80 Wildlife Overpass

Park City, Utah

I-80 Wildlife Overpass

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

West Butte (left), with East Butte in the distance to the right.

Grover, Colorado

Pawnee Buttes

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

Sand dunes...NOT snow!

Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.

Three Rivers, New Mexico

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Pigeon's Ranch

Glorieta, New Mexico

Pigeon's Ranch

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

Pecos Pueblo

Pecos, New Mexico

Pecos National Historical Park

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

This is the third giant Spitz Clock since 1881.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Spitz Clock

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Palace of the Governors

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Palace of the Governors

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Kind of hard to find, look behind the fence amongst the ceramic chili peppers.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

109 East Palace

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

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Aurland, Norway

Aurland Lookout

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

Laerdal Tunnel

Aurland, Norway

Laerdal Tunnel

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

Oslo opera house, front.

Oslo, Norway

Oslo Opera House

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

"She Lies."

Oslo, Norway

'She Lies'

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Boulder Teahouse

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Teahouse

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Cheesman Park.

Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Early morning snow flurries begin to transform one of Colorado Springs’ most spectacular locations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Royal Gorge Bridge

Cañon City, Colorado

Royal Gorge Bridge

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

La Ventana Arch

Del Norte, Colorado

La Ventana Arch

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

Virgin Wall at Penitente Canyon.

Del Norte, Colorado

Madonna of Penitente Canyon

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

Star trails trace the night sky above snow-covered mountains and sand dunes.

Alamosa, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

UFO Watchtower

Center, Colorado

UFO Watchtower

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Art Alley

Rapid City, South Dakota

Art Alley

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

You can actually read the words of the Declaration!

Rapid City, South Dakota

Rapid City Presidents

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

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