Burlington, Colorado
Kit Carson County Carousel
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
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Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Lindon, Colorado
A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.
Kalavryta, Greece
A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.
Nafplio, Greece
A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Washington, D.C.
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Arcadia, Greece
Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.
Messinia, Greece
A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.
Kalamata, Greece
The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.
Kalamata, Greece
The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Denver, Colorado
A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
Denver, Colorado
An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.
Nafplio, Greece
The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.
Nea Tiryntha, Greece
Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.
Nafplio, Greece
This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.
Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Cody, Wyoming
At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.
Athens, Greece
The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.