Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

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

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.