Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
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Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
Erie, Colorado
This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.
Littleton, Colorado
The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.
Denver, Colorado
This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Bedrock, Colorado
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.
Carthage, Missouri
An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Ironton, Missouri
In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.