A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

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

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.