At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.