This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

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

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

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.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.