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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

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

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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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American Alpine Club Library

"All Mountains - All The Time."

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National Ice Core Lab

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

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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

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Tower of Memories

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

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7 miles from Golden

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Fool's Gold Loaf

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Fool's Gold Loaf

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.

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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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