Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

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

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.

The clock that sets them all.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

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

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.