The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

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

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

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

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.