Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

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

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

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

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.