Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Complex
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Durango, Colorado
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Pueblo, Colorado
This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.
Penrose, Colorado
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Pueblo, Colorado
This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.
Pueblo, Colorado
This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.
Corona, South Dakota
The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.
Monticello, Minnesota
Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Savannah, Georgia
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.