Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
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Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
New York, New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.