One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

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

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

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

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

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

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

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

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.