St Mary's, Colorado
Saint Mary's Glacier
Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.
Places I've been
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St Mary's, Colorado
Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Monterey, California
Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.
Keenesburg, Colorado
The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.
Grover, Colorado
On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Farson, Wyoming
This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.
North Ogden, Utah
Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.