While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

After being lost for nearly a century, this historic bell finally returned home after its mysterious theft.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.