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Estes Park, Colorado

The Stanley Hotel

Paranormal experiences in room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Estes Park, Colorado

Baldpate Inn Key Collection

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

Estes Park, Colorado

Birthplace of the American Board of Orthodontics

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

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Grand Lake, Colorado

Holzwarth Trout Lodge

Remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

17 miles from Estes Park

Bellvue, Colorado

B-17 Bomber Crash Site

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

17 miles from Estes Park

Loveland, Colorado

Loveland’s Sweetheart Couple

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.

23 miles from Estes Park

Fort Collins, Colorado

Father Goose Memorial

This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.

24 miles from Estes Park

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Ascend Ascend: A Poetic Performance

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Experience a public ritual for personal transformation with poet Janaka Stucky.

Stargaze through an Apollo 11 Telescope

Berthoud, Colorado

Atlas Obscura Trips

Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert

Venture with us into the Colorado desert to unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric beasts that once roamed this very same ground.

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