Junction City, Kansas
Atomic Annie
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
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Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Westminster, Colorado
Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Denver, Colorado
In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.
Morrison, Colorado
In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.
Morrison, Colorado
This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.
Golden, Colorado
The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.
Lafayette, Colorado
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Afton, Wyoming
A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Rome, Italy
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Portland, Oregon
One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Redmond, Oregon
Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Littlefield, Arizona
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.