A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

Final resting place of a 19th century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

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

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

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

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

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.