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Places visited in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Places visited in Wilson, Kansas

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Places visited in Jayuya, Puerto Rico

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Del Norte, Colorado

Madonna of Penitente Canyon

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Leadville, Colorado

Climax, Colorado

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

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Crestone, Colorado

Crestone Ziggurat

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

schultjh

Added by schultjh

Golden, Colorado

The Sculptured House

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

erinjean

Added by erinjean

Estes Park, Colorado

Frozen Dead Guy Days

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Denver, Colorado

Denver Zine Library

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

Added by Ashawnta

Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Stratton, Colorado

419.99 Mile Marker

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

ExploringTheObscure

Added by ExploringTheObscure

Denver, Colorado

Linger Eatuary

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

ShannonMDunn

Added by ShannonMDunn

Fort St. George

The first English fort built in India.

Added by sriramgopalan

Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Cajetan

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Gopalpur, India

Gopalpur Lighthouse

No cyclone yet has been able to topple this rugged Indian lighthouse.

mahanti

Added by mahanti

Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Hogenakkal, India

Hogenakkal Falls

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

SamM

New Delhi, India

Indian Coffee House, Connaught Place

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

The Black Hole of Calcutta

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

Statue of Unity

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Fontainhas

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Indira Gandhi Planetarium

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

Added by matjazz

New Delhi, India

Lodhi Art District

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

Added by anirudhavaddadi

Thrissur, India

Kuda-kallu of Aryyannur

Megalithic monuments resembling magic mushrooms.

serflac

Added by serflac

Nanda Devi

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

Added by Jens Midthun

Lepakshi, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

SamM