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A sign proudly proclaiming the restaurant's claim to fame.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Site of the World's First KFC

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A panel depicting the formation of the universe, the constellation Orion and Copernicus’ solar system model showing the sun as the center of the universe.

Orem, Utah

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Fresh snow accentuates a warm ancient Puebloan city.

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Newspaper Rock.

Monticello, Utah

Newspaper Rock

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

Landscape Arch

Moab, Utah

Landscape Arch

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The Sego hotel skylight

Thompson, Utah

Sego, Utah

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

Archaic rock art, Sego Canyon, with possible bullet holes

Thompson Springs, Utah

Sego Canyon Rock Art

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

Moab Rock Shop

Moab, Utah

Moab Rock Shop

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

Church Rock

Monticello, Utah

Church Rock

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

The backside of the grave, which features the fudge recipe.

Logan, Utah

'Kay's Fudge' Gravestone

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

Mama Mimi is a 35-foot troll created by artist Thomas Dambo and made from recycled materials

Wilson, Wyoming

Mama Mimi Sculpture (Giant Troll)

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

The most photographed barn.

Moose, Wyoming

T. A. Moulton Barn

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Prehistoric Museum

Price, Utah

Prehistoric Museum

The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.

Glitter mountain.

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Afternoon at Meadow Hot Springs

Meadow, Utah

Meadow Hot Springs

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

An error in marble.

Washington, D.C.

Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

Kilroy Was Here.

Washington, D.C.

Kilroy Was Here

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Covered for many years until renovations in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the glass skylight now lets in sun and offers a glimpse of the clock tower.

Washington, D.C.

Old Post Office Tower

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

Courtesy National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

Library of Congress Card Catalog

Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress Card Catalog

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Close up of the FDR memorial near the National Archives in Washington, DC.

Washington, D.C.

First FDR Memorial

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Temperance Fountain

Washington, D.C.

Temperance Fountain

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields

Washington, D.C.

Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map

Washington, D.C.

Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

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