The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

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

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

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

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

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

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

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

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

One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.

A steeple that now houses a small church.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.