Denver, Colorado
Jack Swigert Statue
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
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Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Morrison, Colorado
This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Morrison, Colorado
A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.
Morrison, Colorado
See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.
Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Fairplay, Colorado
This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.
Pueblo, Colorado
This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Pueblo, Colorado
Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Tucson, Arizona
This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.
Tucson, Arizona
During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.