Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Incline
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
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Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Sydney, Australia
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Melbourne, Australia
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Cairns, Australia
These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
Perth, Australia
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Singapore
This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.