At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

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 final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

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

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

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

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

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

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

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

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

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

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

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

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

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

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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