Pepeekeo, Hawaii
'Akaka Falls
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Places I've been
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Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Great Falls, Montana
"Polynesia on the Plains."
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Fruita, Colorado
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.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.