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An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.