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Aspen, Colorado

John Denver Sanctuary

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Historic Silver Café

Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.

Added by traceywilson

Alamosa, Colorado

First Olympic Marathon Trials Marker

The 7,000-foot finish line of America’s first Olympic Trials marathon.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Shaker's Cigar Bar

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

Added by rebeccamleib1

Madrid, New Mexico

Mine Shaft Tavern

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

Croswell, Michigan

Croswell Swinging Bridge

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

Thumbwind

Added by Thumbwind

Galveston, Texas

1900 Storm Memorial

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

Added by traceywilson

Leadville, Colorado

Irish Miners' Memorial and Cemetery

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

sandyandalice

Added by sandyandalice

Estes Park, Colorado

Birch Ruins

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

kerusk

Added by kerusk

Galveston, Texas

Bishop's Palace

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

Added by traceywilson

Galveston, Texas

The Grand 1894 Opera House

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

Added by traceywilson

Leadville, Colorado

Tabor Opera House

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

evanbonham

Added by evanbonham

Leadville, Colorado

Temple Israel Museum

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

Added by hsernovi

Leadville, Colorado

The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon

This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.

sandyandalice

Added by sandyandalice

Blanca, Colorado

Lake Como Road

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Tusher Tunnel

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

slgwv

Snowbird's Peruvian Tunnel

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

Added by wlongson23

Museum of Ancient Life

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Josh

ATK Rocket Garden

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

slgwv

The Spiral Jetty

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Added by tvstay

Salt Lake City, Utah

Site of the World's First KFC

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Snelgrove Ice Cream Cone

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

kjmoore12

Added by kjmoore12

Salt Lake City, Utah

Gilgal Sculpture Garden

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Victim of the Beast Gravestone

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

allteena

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