Colorado Springs, Colorado
May Natural History Museum
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Junction City, Kansas
Atomic Annie
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Great Bend, Kansas
Cheyenne Bottoms
This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Cosmosphere
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Manhattan, Kansas
Konza Prairie
A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.
Atchison, Kansas
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Brookville, Kansas
Mushroom Rock State Park
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
Goodland, Kansas
Giant Van Gogh Painting
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Wamego, Kansas
Oz Museum
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
