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Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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The Mouth of Truth

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

The Dome Illusion

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Added by athomio

Galleria Sciarra

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Asia London Palomba

Added by Asia London Palomba

Casa di Lorenzo Manilio

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Pons Fabricius

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Polson, Montana

Miracle of America Museum

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Lincoln, Montana

Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

Added by tombacus

St Regis, Montana

St. Regis Trout Museum

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

Britta Shoot

Added by Britta Shoot

Waterton Park, Alberta

Prince of Wales Hotel

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Added by Aynslberry

Sparwood, British Columbia

The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Kergin

Added by Kergin

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.

canuck

Added by canuck

Tonopah, Nevada

McFarthest Spot

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Fort Macleod, Alberta

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

canuck

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Columbia Falls, Montana

Montana Vortex and House of Mystery

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

nakkerooz

Added by nakkerooz

Cardston, Alberta

Remington Carriage Museum

One of the largest collections of carriages, buggies, and wagons in the world.

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Meagher, Montana

Castle Town Ghost Town

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

Paul Bunyan's Woodpile

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

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Wallowa Lake Tramway

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

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Devil's Kitchen

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

Added by ivancholakov

Quarry Exhibit Hall

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

colins

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White King

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

littlebrumble

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Western Folklife Center

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

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