World's Wonder View Tower, Tourist attraction and observation tower in Genoa, US.
World's Wonder View Tower is a 65-foot (20 m) square tower in Genoa, Colorado, built of stone and painted red, its paint now peeling. An enclosed observation deck with rectangular windows projects on three sides midway up, below a smaller glazed top section with a dark metal railing; a sign above the deck reads "SEE 5 STATES". A lower stone addition with a corrugated metal shed stands at its left base, and a curved concrete wall with faded red graffiti abuts the tower on the right.
C.W. Gregory, called Colorado's P. T. Barnum, and his partner Myrtle Le Bow built the tower in the mid-1920s. In 1934 the site was confirmed as the highest point between New York and Denver. The promoters claimed six states were visible from the top. The tower closed after the owner's death and its contents were auctioned on September 20, 2014; it reopened in 2026 after renovation.
C.W. Gregory, called Colorado's P. T. Barnum, and Myrtle Le Bow promoted the tower with the claim that six states were visible from the top; a sign on the structure reads "SEE 5 STATES". The museum held a two-headed calf, an eight-legged pig and more than 50,000 types of glass bottles, alongside American West weapons, Native American arrowheads and fossils. The contents were auctioned on September 20, 2014.
The tower stands in Genoa, Colorado, on the site confirmed in 1934 as the highest point between New York and Denver. It closed after the owner's death, its contents were auctioned on September 20, 2014, and it reopened in 2026 following a renovation. The observation deck is reached by interior stairs.
The former collection displayed unusual animal specimens including a two-headed calf and an eight-legged pig. These oddities existed alongside a collection of more than 50,000 different glass bottles that attracted curious travelers.
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