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.

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

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.