The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

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

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

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

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

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

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

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

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

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.

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

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