Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

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

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

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

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

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

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

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

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

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

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

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

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.