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

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

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

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

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

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

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

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A chessmaster's dream destination.