The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

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

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

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

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

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

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.