A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

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

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

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

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

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

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.