New Castle, Colorado
Vulcan Mine
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
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New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Littleton, Colorado
This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Denver, Colorado
One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Morrison, Colorado
Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.
Morrison, Colorado
A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.
Littleton, Colorado
Between a bike path and the South Platte River sits a piece of modern space history.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Peninsula, Ohio
Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.
Lorain, Ohio
A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Salt Lake City, Utah
In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Built in 1859, this eagle-topped archway marks the entrance to Brigham Young’s property.
Orlando, Florida
Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Dunedin, Florida
In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Delta, Colorado
The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.