The Atlas Obscura Guide To

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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Golden, Colorado

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Bill, bathed in everlasting light

Golden, Colorado

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

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

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Sculptured House

Golden, Colorado

Sculptured House

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

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Golden, Colorado

Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

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1933 Everest Goggles

Golden, Colorado

American Alpine Club Library

"All Mountains - All The Time."

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Inside the National Ice Core Lab freezer.

Denver, Colorado

National Ice Core Lab

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

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5 MILEs FROM Golden

Arvada, Colorado

Cold War Horse

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

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7 MILEs FROM Golden

Casa Bonita

Lakewood, Colorado

Casa Bonita

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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8 MILEs FROM Golden

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