Cañon City, Colorado
Skyline Drive
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
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Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.
St. Louis, Missouri
During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Eureka, Missouri
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
Eureka, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Chicago, Illinois
Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.