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In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

Dunk your doughnut in a Vietnamese egg coffee or come through during Mardi Gras for the highly coveted king cakes.

A park dedicated to veterans with various military vehicles, including an F-14 Tomcat, in the middle of the suburbs.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

More than 100 steam and diesel locomotives bring Colorado’s rail heritage to life.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

Between a bike path and the South Platte River sits a piece of modern space history.