Manitou Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak Summit House
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
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Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Edgewood, Iowa
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Bloomington, Indiana
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city.
Solsberry, Indiana
A collection of sculptures and trails that appear to change with the seasons.
Pomona, Illinois
A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.
Windsor, Illinois
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
Peoria, Illinois
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Rockford, Illinois
A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.