U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Cadet Chapel
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
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U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Pueblo, Colorado
This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Penrose, Colorado
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Leadville, Colorado
In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
Leadville, Colorado
An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Nathrop, Colorado
All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Trinidad, Colorado
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Dallas, Texas
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Dallas, Texas
A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.