The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.