Fort Collins, Colorado
Swetsville Zoo
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
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Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Anaheim, California
Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.
Anaheim, California
Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
Dallas, Texas
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Galveston, Texas
This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.
Denver, Colorado
A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Denver, Colorado
These murals from the 1920s beautifully depict America’s industrial age.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Denver, Colorado
A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.
Denver, Colorado
A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."