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Durango, Colorado

White Rabbit Books & Curiosities

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Chimney Rock, Colorado

Chimney Rock

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
evanbonham Added by evanbonham
Pagosa Springs, Colorado

The Mother Spring

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Tusayan Ruin

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Denver, Colorado

Big Blue Bear

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Added by adventurousbrewnette
Denver, Colorado

Ralph Carr Memorial, Sakura Square

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.
cyccommute Added by cyccommute
Westcliffe, Colorado

Smokey Jack Observatory

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Alamosa County, Colorado

Zapata Falls

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
ldt007 Added by ldt007
Durango, Colorado

Hesperus Peace Park

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Athens, Greece

Austrian Archaeological Institute at Athens

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Athens, Greece

The Blue Polykatoikia

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Montrose, Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
evanbonham Added by evanbonham
Athens, Greece

The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Breckenridge, Colorado

Edwin Carter Museum

A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Breckenridge, Colorado

Reiling Dredge

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.
cyccommute Added by cyccommute
Moab, Utah

Gemini Bridges

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Athens, Greece

Divani Palace Acropolis Fortification Wall

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Athens, Greece

Ritual of Periarosis Column

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Athens, Greece

Parilissia Iera

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).
Added by Chapette
Athens, Greece

Valerian Wall at Niche Hotel

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Creede, Colorado

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
Mira Added by Mira
Athens, Greece

Caves of Filopappou Hill

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Uravan, Colorado

Uravan

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.
Alec Cowan Added by Alec Cowan