An old railroad crossing that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This 12-foot bronze statue pays tribute to his early days in Kentucky.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.