Calhan, Colorado
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Places I've been
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Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
St. Louis, Missouri
This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Boulder, Colorado
This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Calgary, Alberta
Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Missoula, Montana
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Three Forks, Montana
For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.
Butte, Montana
Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Buford, Wyoming
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Broomfield, Colorado
The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
University City, Missouri
University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Calgary, Alberta
With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.