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"Not all those who wander are lost." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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Grand Prismatic Spring 6.12.2017

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Old Faithful Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The Sink

Lander, Wyoming

The Sinks

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

Jeffrey City Ghost Town
Permanently Closed

Jeffrey City, Wyoming

Jeffrey City Ghost Town

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

SR-71C Blackbird

Hill AFB, Utah

SR-71C Blackbird

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Exterior view of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Titusville, Florida

NASA Vehicle Assembly Building

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The Statue "Unconditional Surrender" in front of the USS Midway

San Diego, California

Unconditional Surrender

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A viewof the "Looff Carousel," a carousel that was originally built in the late 1800's, and first put into service in 1895.

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The Little Man Ice Cream Can sits just beside Linger Eatuaries, a former mortuary turned hip dining spot.

Denver, Colorado

Little Man Ice Cream Can

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

Pittock Mansion

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Voodoo Doughnuts

Portland, Oregon

Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel

The magic's in the hole!

The two Frost Bank logos make up the eyes of the "Owl Building."

Austin, Texas

Frost Bank Tower

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Sonic Runway

San Jose, California

Sonic Runway

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Monopoly in the Park

San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The Peralta Adobe

San Jose, California

Peralta Adobe

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Alcatraz from the Bay 2012

San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A view of Lake San Cristobal

Hinsdale County, Colorado

Lake San Cristobal

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

The Angel of Shavano

Maysville, Colorado

Angel of Shavano

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.

Rifle Falls would look right at home in the Pacific Northwest.

Rifle, Colorado

Rifle Falls

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.

All kinds of curious bric-a-brac decorates the space.

Winter Park, Colorado

Hernando’s Pizza Pub

The walls, tables, and much of the ceiling in this pizzeria are covered with $40,000 in $1 bills.

The blue spruce on the right symbolizes the spirit of John Denver.

Aspen, Colorado

John Denver Sanctuary

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

Redstone Coke Ovens

Carbondale, Colorado

Redstone Coke Ovens

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

Alpine tunnel telegraph station

Gunnison, Colorado

Alpine Tunnel

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

Pinkerton Hot Springs

Durango, Colorado

Pinkerton Hot Springs

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

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