Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Places I've been
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Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Taos, New Mexico
Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Hamilton, Ohio
Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
Newport, Kentucky
Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.
Covington, Kentucky
Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.
Covington, Kentucky
A shop for all your magical needs and notions.
Covington, Kentucky
He’s not from around here.