It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

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

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

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.