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

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

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

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

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

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

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

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

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.