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

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

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.

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.

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

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

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

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

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

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

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.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

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

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

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.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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