Cripple Creek, Colorado
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Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
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Cripple Creek, Colorado
Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
Eaton, Colorado
The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.
Denver, Colorado
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.
Bailey, Colorado
This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Des Moines, Iowa
The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.
Spillville, Iowa
Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.
Ames, Iowa
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.
Iowa City, Iowa
How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?
Akron, Iowa
This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.
Los Angeles, California
A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.
Sydney, Australia
Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.
Sydney, Australia
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.