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Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.