The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

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

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.