Portis, Kansas
Porky Pig Memorial
A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
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Portis, Kansas
A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
Harlan, Kansas
This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.
Kensington, Kansas
See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Scott City, Kansas
Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.
Weskan, Kansas
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Lamar, Colorado
Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
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."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.
Chimney Rock, Colorado
Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
Silverton, Colorado
This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.
Durango, Colorado
This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.