Lamar, Colorado
Petrified Wood Building
Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.
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Lamar, Colorado
Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.
Aguilar, Colorado
A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.
Leadville, Colorado
At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
Nivelles, Belgium
The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Littleton, Colorado
The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.
Denver, Colorado
One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Niigata, Japan
Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.