In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

A building so large that it has its own weather.