A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

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

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

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

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.

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

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

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

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

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

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

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.

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

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

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

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

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

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.