The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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.

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

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

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.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.