Florissant, Colorado
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
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Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Cascade, Colorado
This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
Lucas, Kansas
Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.
Wilson, Kansas
This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.
Wilson, Kansas
This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.
Wilson, Kansas
A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.
Salina, Kansas
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Abilene, Kansas
Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
Crystal River, Florida
This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.
Van Buren, Missouri
Often referred to as the largest spring in America.
St. Robert, Missouri
Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.