All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

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

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

A land of debatable treasure.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.