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

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

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

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

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

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

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

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

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

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

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

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

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

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

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

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